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HC THORACENTESIS NLD CATH W IMAGE
Lenoir, NC
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Caldwell Memorial Hospital’s median price of $578 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 14% 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: 9 payers, 24 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 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $103.00 | $103.00 | $103.00 – $103.00 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247.61 | $247.61 | $247.61 – $247.61 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247.61 | $247.61 | $247.61 – $247.61 |
| 4 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247.61 | $247.61 | $247.61 – $247.61 |
| 5 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $367.68 | $367.68 | $367.68 – $367.68 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $418.24 | $418.24 | $418.24 – $418.24 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $450.07 | $450.07 | $442.14 – $457.99 |
| 8 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $518.20 | $518.20 | $518.20 – $518.20 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $561.07 | $561.07 | $561.07 – $561.07 |
| 10 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $578.42 | $578.42 | $578.42 – $578.42 |
| 11 | Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $578.42 | $578.42 | $578.42 – $578.42 |
| 12 | Humana medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $601.56 | $601.56 | $601.56 – $601.56 |
| 13 | Humana medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $601.56 | $601.56 | $601.56 – $601.56 |
| 14 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $607.34 | $607.34 | $607.34 – $607.34 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $607.34 | $607.34 | $607.34 – $607.34 |
| 16 | Aetna north carolina preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $608.97 | $608.97 | $608.97 – $608.97 |
| 17 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $613.13 | $613.13 | $613.13 – $613.13 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $634.65 | $634.65 | $623.45 – $645.85 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $668.72 | $668.72 | $668.72 – $668.72 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $677.91 | $677.91 | $677.91 – $677.91 |
| 21 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $756.04 | $756.04 | $756.04 – $756.04 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $919.20 | $823.45 | $631.95 – $919.20 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $919.20 | $919.20 | $919.20 – $919.20 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,376 | $2,376 | $2,376 – $2,376 |
Last updated: Jun 4, 2026
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