Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.3k is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 20% 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: 12 payers, 33 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $131.61 | $131.61 | $131.61 – $131.61 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $131.61 | $131.61 | $131.61 – $131.61 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $131.61 | $131.61 | $131.61 – $131.61 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $136.21 | $136.21 | $136.21 – $136.21 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $138.93 | $138.93 | $138.93 – $138.93 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $140.98 | $140.98 | $140.98 – $140.98 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $143.02 | $143.02 | $143.02 – $143.02 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $522.67 | $522.67 | $522.67 – $522.67 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $522.67 | $522.67 | $522.67 – $522.67 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $522.67 | $522.67 | $522.67 – $522.67 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $612.45 | $612.45 | $612.45 – $612.45 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $612.45 | $612.45 | $612.45 – $612.45 |
| 13 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $612.45 | $612.45 | $612.45 – $612.45 |
| 14 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $612.45 | $612.45 | $612.45 – $612.45 |
| 15 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $703.02 | $703.02 | $703.02 – $703.02 |
| 16 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $716.24 | $716.24 | $716.24 – $716.24 |
| 17 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $999.25 | $999.25 | $999.25 – $999.25 |
| 18 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,031 | $1,031 | $1,031 – $1,031 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,052 | $1,052 | $1,052 – $1,052 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,291 | $1,291 | $1,291 – $1,291 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,302 | $1,302 | $1,302 – $1,302 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,419 | $1,419 | $1,419 – $1,419 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,714 | $1,714 | $1,714 – $1,714 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,867 | $1,867 | $1,867 – $1,867 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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