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
32557 FAC INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Philippi, WV
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Broaddus Hospital Association Inc’s median price of $583 is 69% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 9% 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: 8 payers, 29 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 managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $112.15 | $112.15 | $112.15 – $112.15 |
| 2 | Highmark managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $112.15 | $112.15 | $112.15 – $112.15 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $272.34 | $272.34 | $99.40 – $445.27 |
| 4 | Highmark managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $272.34 | $272.34 | $99.40 – $445.27 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $357.35 | $357.35 | $131.82 – $582.88 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $357.35 | $357.35 | $131.82 – $582.88 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $357.35 | $357.35 | $131.82 – $582.88 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $393.09 | $393.09 | $145.00 – $641.17 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $422.08 | $422.08 | $161.14 – $683.02 |
| 10 | First Health commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $422.08 | $422.08 | $161.14 – $683.02 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $500.29 | $500.29 | $184.55 – $816.03 |
| 12 | Highmark commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $552.74 | $552.74 | $206.04 – $899.44 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $562.79 | $562.79 | $224.11 – $901.47 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $714.70 | $714.70 | $263.64 – $1,166 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,523 | $1,523 | $1,523 – $1,523 |
| 16 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 17 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 18 | Humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,861 | $1,861 | $1,861 – $1,861 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,861 | $1,861 | $1,861 – $1,861 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,957 | $1,957 | $1,957 – $1,957 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,957 | $1,957 | $1,957 – $1,957 |
| 24 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,957 | $1,957 | $1,957 – $1,957 |
| 25 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,957 | $1,957 | $1,957 – $1,957 |
Last updated: Jul 31, 2026
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