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HC DRAINAGE PLEURAL W IMAGING
Westminster, CO
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Catholic Health Iniatives Colorado’s median price of $3.2k is 70% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 86% 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: 10 payers, 29 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 managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $138.25 | $138.25 | $138.25 – $138.25 |
| 2 | Aetna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $139.68 | $139.68 | $139.68 – $139.68 |
| 3 | Anthem managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $139.68 | $139.68 | $139.68 – $139.68 |
| 4 | Cigna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $139.68 | $139.68 | $139.68 – $139.68 |
| 5 | Devoted managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $139.68 | $139.68 | $139.68 – $139.68 |
| 6 | Humana managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $139.68 | $139.68 | $139.68 – $139.68 |
| 7 | Kaiser managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $139.68 | $139.68 | $139.68 – $139.68 |
| 8 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $139.68 | $139.68 | $139.68 – $139.68 |
| 9 | Optum managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $139.68 | $139.68 | $139.68 – $139.68 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial navigate epo case rate · outpatient | $1,361 | $1,361 | $1,361 – $1,361 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial ppo/pos/hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,383 | $1,383 | $1,383 – $1,383 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo case rate · outpatient | $1,512 | $1,512 | $1,512 – $1,512 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial select epo case rate · outpatient | $1,754 | $1,754 | $1,754 – $1,754 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial whole health case rate · outpatient | $2,506 | $2,506 | $2,506 – $2,506 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,855 | $2,855 | $2,576 – $3,133 |
| 16 | Anthem commercial ppo/pos/hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,437 | $3,437 | $3,437 – $3,437 |
| 17 | Kaiser commercial select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,561 | $3,561 | $2,849 – $4,274 |
| 18 | Kaiser commercial hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,748 | $3,748 | $2,998 – $4,497 |
| 19 | Kaiser commercial ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,304 | $4,304 | $3,443 – $5,164 |
| 20 | Kaiser commercial select percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,693 | $4,693 | $3,754 – $5,631 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial local plus case rate · outpatient | $4,750 | $4,750 | $4,750 – $4,750 |
| 22 | Kaiser commercial hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,940 | $4,940 | $3,952 – $5,928 |
| 23 | Kaiser commercial ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,900 | $5,900 | $4,720 – $7,080 |
| 24 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12,552 | $12,552 | $10,042 – $15,063 |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $15,242 | $15,242 | $12,194 – $18,291 |
Last updated: Feb 4, 2026
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