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Insert cath pleura w/ image
Butler, PA
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Butler Healthcare Providers_ DBA Butler Memorial Hospital’s median price of $2.2k is 17% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 63% 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, 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 | $561.00 | $654.50 | $561.00 – $1,122 |
| 2 | Highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $561.00 | $654.50 | $561.00 – $1,122 |
| 3 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $561.00 | $654.50 | $561.00 – $1,122 |
| 4 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,200 | $1,400 | $1,200 – $2,400 |
| 5 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,200 | $1,400 | $1,200 – $2,400 |
| 6 | Tricare tricare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,494 | $1,494 | $1,494 – $1,494 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,509 | $1,509 | $1,494 – $1,524 |
| 8 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,539 | $1,539 | $1,539 – $1,539 |
| 9 | Humana mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,554 | $1,554 | $1,554 – $1,554 |
| 10 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,584 | $1,584 | $1,584 – $1,584 |
| 11 | Aetna auto network facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,644 | $1,644 | $1,644 – $1,644 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,500 | $1,750 | $1,500 – $3,000 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,500 | $1,750 | $1,500 – $3,000 |
| 14 | Highmark chip facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,878 | $1,878 | $1,878 – $1,878 |
| 15 | Aetna rental network facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,045 | $2,045 | $2,045 – $2,045 |
| 16 | Aetna rental network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,950 | $2,275 | $1,950 – $3,900 |
| 17 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,484 | $2,484 | $1,465 – $3,503 |
| 18 | Highmark commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,091 | $2,738 | $1,970 – $3,152 |
| 19 | Aetna auto network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,400 | $2,800 | $2,400 – $4,800 |
| 20 | MultiPlan percent of charge facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,700 | $3,150 | $2,700 – $5,400 |
| 21 | MultiPlan percent of charge facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,700 | $3,150 | $2,700 – $5,400 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,415 | $3,415 | $3,415 – $3,415 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,437 | $3,437 | $3,437 – $3,437 |
| 24 | Aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,437 | $3,437 | $3,437 – $3,437 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,833 | $3,833 | $3,833 – $3,833 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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