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IR Pleural Drainage Cath w Img Guidance
Brandon, MS
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Brandon HMA LLC’s median price of $1.4k is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 23% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 21 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $378.66 | $378.66 | $269.42 – $487.90 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $530.49 | $530.49 | $377.45 – $683.53 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $530.49 | $530.49 | $377.45 – $683.53 |
| 4 | Phcs phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,098 | $1,098 | $780.92 – $1,414 |
| 5 | Phcs phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,098 | $1,098 | $780.92 – $1,414 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid ms facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,184 | $1,184 | $1,184 – $1,184 |
| 7 | Molina molina medicaid ms facility · other · outpatient | $1,196 | $1,196 | $1,196 – $1,196 |
| 8 | Caresource caresource truecare facility · other · outpatient | $1,207 | $1,207 | $1,207 – $1,207 |
| 9 | Molina molina chip facility · other · outpatient | $1,278 | $1,278 | $1,278 – $1,278 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna pho facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,280 | $1,280 | $911.08 – $1,650 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,280 | $1,280 | $911.08 – $1,650 |
| 12 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 – $1,350 |
| 13 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,498 | $1,498 | $1,498 – $1,498 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,498 | $1,498 | $1,498 – $1,498 |
| 15 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,522 | $1,522 | $1,522 – $1,522 |
| 16 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,528 | $1,528 | $1,528 – $1,528 |
| 17 | Molina node molina mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,528 | $1,528 | $1,528 – $1,528 |
| 18 | Aetna node first choice aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,543 | $1,543 | $1,543 – $1,543 |
| 19 | WellCare node first choice wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 20 | Molina molina exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,209 | $2,209 | $2,209 – $2,209 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ms fmp facility · other · outpatient | $6,435 | $6,435 | $6,435 – $6,435 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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