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HC PLEURAL DRAINAGE WITH CATH PLMNT W/OUT IMAGE
Monroe, LA
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Brfhh Monroe, Llc’s median price of $1.8k is 10% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 36% of the 2,151 hospitals reporting CPT 32556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 12 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 | Aetna Better Health all payor case rate · outpatient | $449 | $449 | $90 | 20% | — | $359 – $539 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $449 | $449 | $90 | 20% | — | $359 – $539 |
| 3 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | $217 | 20% | — | $867 – $1.3k |
| 4 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.3k | $908 | 70% | — | $359 – $2.6k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.4k | $738 | 53% | — | $359 – $2.6k |
| 6 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | $381 | 20% | — | $1.5k – $2.3k |
| 7 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | $426 | 21% | — | $1.5k – $2.6k |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | $416 | 20% | — | $1.7k – $2.5k |
| 9 | Bcbs La all payor case rate · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | $431 | 20% | — | $1.7k – $2.6k |
| 10 | Optum all payor case rate · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | $431 | 20% | — | $1.7k – $2.6k |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | $487 | 20% | — | $1.9k – $2.9k |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.2k | $1.1k | 34% | — | $2.0k – $4.4k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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