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Perc Pleural Drainage W/Imaging
Normal, IL
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Carle BroMenn Medical Center’s median price of $1.4k is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 24% 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: 9 payers, 23 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 | Humana medicare-medicaid (d-snp) fee schedule · inpatient | $133.59 | $133.59 | $133.59 – $133.59 |
| 2 | Humana medicare-medicaid (d-snp) fee schedule · outpatient | $133.59 | $133.59 | $133.59 – $133.59 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health medicare-medicaid (d-snp) fee schedule · inpatient | $137.60 | $137.60 | $137.60 – $137.60 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health medicare-medicaid (d-snp) fee schedule · outpatient | $137.60 | $137.60 | $137.60 – $137.60 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $314.24 | $314.24 | $314.24 – $314.24 |
| 6 | Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $462.60 | $462.60 | $462.60 – $462.60 |
| 7 | Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $462.60 | $462.60 | $462.60 – $462.60 |
| 8 | Molina medicare-medicaid (d-snp) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $462.60 | $462.60 | $462.60 – $462.60 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,420 | $1,420 | $1,420 – $1,420 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice/options/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,423 | $1,423 | $1,423 – $1,423 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,427 | $1,427 | $1,427 – $1,427 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,434 | $1,434 | $1,434 – $1,434 |
| 13 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,434 | $1,434 | $1,434 – $1,434 |
| 14 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,529 | $1,529 | $1,529 – $1,529 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,529 | $1,529 | $1,529 – $1,529 |
| 16 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 18 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 19 | Molina medicare-medicaid (d-snp) case rate · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare va ccn/optum case rate · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 22 | WellCare medicare advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 23 | MultiPlan ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,735 | $1,735 | $1,735 – $1,735 |
Last updated: Apr 15, 2026
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