Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC PLEURAL DRAINAGE W CATHETER W IMAGING BILATERAL
BRIGHTON, CO
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Brighton Community Hospital Association Dba Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital’s median price of $2.2k is 19% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 64% 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: 6 payers, 67 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 | Kaiser kaiser perm ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $969.75 | $969.75 | $648.61 – $1,291 |
| 2 | Kaiser kaiser ppo/pos other facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $969.75 | $969.75 | $648.61 – $1,291 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna sclhs cdhp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,483 | $1,483 | $992.09 – $1,974 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mrp php prime facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,561 | $1,561 | $1,561 – $1,561 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc rmhp mrp dualcare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,561 | $1,561 | $1,561 – $1,561 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare mrp facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,561 | $1,561 | $1,561 – $1,561 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare optum mrp facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,561 | $1,561 | $1,561 – $1,561 |
| 8 | Anthem bcbs co exchange plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,653 | $1,653 | $1,106 – $2,201 |
| 9 | Anthem bcbs co federal facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,653 | $1,653 | $1,106 – $2,201 |
| 10 | Anthem bcbs co hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,653 | $1,653 | $1,106 – $2,201 |
| 11 | Anthem bcbs co ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,653 | $1,653 | $1,106 – $2,201 |
| 12 | Humana choicecare humana hmo epo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,745 | $1,745 | $1,167 – $2,323 |
| 13 | Humana choicecare humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,745 | $1,745 | $1,167 – $2,323 |
| 14 | Kaiser kaiser perm ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,804 | $1,804 | $1,206 – $2,401 |
| 15 | Kaiser kaiser ppo/pos other facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,804 | $1,804 | $1,206 – $2,401 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare selectcolorado facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,302 | $2,302 | $1,540 – $3,064 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare selectcolorado facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,419 | $2,419 | $2,419 – $2,419 |
| 18 | Humana choicecare humana hmo epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,515 | $2,515 | $2,515 – $2,515 |
| 19 | Humana choicecare humana ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,515 | $2,515 | $2,515 – $2,515 |
| 20 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,881 | $2,881 | $1,927 – $3,835 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,881 | $2,881 | $1,927 – $3,835 |
| 22 | Cigna cigna indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,881 | $2,881 | $1,927 – $3,835 |
| 23 | Cigna cigna indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,881 | $2,881 | $1,927 – $3,835 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna other facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,881 | $2,881 | $1,927 – $3,835 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna other facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,881 | $2,881 | $1,927 – $3,835 |
Last updated: Mar 22, 2026
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