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Aspirate Pleura W Imaging LT
Brookings, SD
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Brookings Health System’s median price of $427 is 56% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 9% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 9 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 | Medica commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $179.57 | $179.57 | $179.57 – $179.57 |
| 2 | Medica medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $662.15 | $524.27 | $179.57 – $662.15 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $844.36 | $844.36 | $844.36 – $844.36 |
| 4 | Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $328.67 | $910.58 | $176.46 – $2,293 |
| 5 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $435.53 | $1,142 | $304.80 – $3,038 |
| 6 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $449.00 | $1,186 | $346.27 – $3,132 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $371.77 | $1,260 | $371.77 – $2,593 |
| 8 | Humana commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $404.10 | $1,370 | $404.10 – $2,819 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $2,098 | $1,570 | $251.00 – $2,098 |
Last updated: May 18, 2026
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