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Aspirate pleura w/ imaging
Butler, PA
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Butler Healthcare Providers_ DBA Butler Memorial Hospital’s median price of $1.1k is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 57% 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: 8 payers, 25 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 | Highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $280.50 | $350.63 | $280.50 – $561.00 |
| 2 | Highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $280.50 | $350.63 | $280.50 – $561.00 |
| 3 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $280.50 | $350.63 | $280.50 – $561.00 |
| 4 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $594.78 | $594.78 | $594.78 – $594.78 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $600.73 | $600.73 | $594.78 – $606.68 |
| 6 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $612.62 | $612.62 | $612.62 – $612.62 |
| 7 | Humana mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $618.57 | $618.57 | $618.57 – $618.57 |
| 8 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $630.47 | $630.47 | $630.47 – $630.47 |
| 9 | Aetna auto network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $654.26 | $654.26 | $654.26 – $654.26 |
| 10 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $747.28 | $747.28 | $747.28 – $747.28 |
| 11 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $600.00 | $750.00 | $600.00 – $1,200 |
| 12 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $600.00 | $750.00 | $600.00 – $1,200 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $750.00 | $937.50 | $750.00 – $1,500 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $750.00 | $937.50 | $750.00 – $1,500 |
| 15 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $988.47 | $988.47 | $582.88 – $1,394 |
| 16 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,230 | $1,090 | $783.98 – $1,255 |
| 17 | Aetna rental network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $975.00 | $1,219 | $975.00 – $1,950 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,359 | $1,359 | $1,359 – $1,359 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 20 | Aetna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 21 | Aetna rental network facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,489 | $1,489 | $1,489 – $1,489 |
| 22 | Aetna auto network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,200 | $1,500 | $1,200 – $2,400 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,525 | $1,525 | $1,525 – $1,525 |
| 24 | MultiPlan percent of charge facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,350 | $1,688 | $1,350 – $2,700 |
| 25 | MultiPlan percent of charge facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,350 | $1,688 | $1,350 – $2,700 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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