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HC DRAINAGE PLEURAL W IMAGING
Salt Lake City, UT
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Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado’s median price of $4.1k is 120% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 95% 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, 35 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 | Medicaid managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $118.07 | $118.07 | $118.07 – $118.07 |
| 2 | Humana managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $136.14 | $136.14 | $136.14 – $136.14 |
| 3 | Medicare managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $136.14 | $136.14 | $136.14 – $136.14 |
| 4 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $136.14 | $136.14 | $136.14 – $136.14 |
| 5 | Molina commercial ppo/pos/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $290.53 | $290.53 | $290.53 – $290.53 |
| 6 | Regence commercial par fee schedule · outpatient | $1,526 | $1,526 | $1,526 – $1,526 |
| 7 | Regence commercial ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,526 | $1,526 | $1,526 – $1,526 |
| 8 | Regence commercial savewell fee schedule · outpatient | $1,526 | $1,526 | $1,526 – $1,526 |
| 9 | Regence commercial uvu fee schedule · outpatient | $1,526 | $1,526 | $1,526 – $1,526 |
| 10 | Regence commercial savewell percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,877 | $2,877 | $2,302 – $3,452 |
| 11 | Molina commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,322 | $3,322 | $2,657 – $3,986 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial peak performance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,418 | $3,418 | $2,734 – $4,101 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial peak performance percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,418 | $3,418 | $2,734 – $4,101 |
| 14 | Regence commercial uvu percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,544 | $3,544 | $2,836 – $4,253 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial local plus case rate · outpatient | $3,968 | $3,968 | $3,968 – $3,968 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial standard network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,077 | $4,077 | $3,261 – $4,892 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial standard network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,077 | $4,077 | $3,261 – $4,892 |
| 18 | Regence commercial ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,170 | $4,170 | $3,336 – $5,003 |
| 19 | Regence commercial par percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,641 | $4,641 | $3,713 – $5,570 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial hmo/nbp/oap case rate · outpatient | $4,855 | $4,855 | $4,855 – $4,855 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,912 | $4,912 | $4,912 – $4,912 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,338 | $5,338 | $4,270 – $6,405 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,338 | $5,338 | $4,270 – $6,405 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial signature percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,622 | $5,622 | $4,498 – $6,747 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial signature percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,622 | $5,622 | $4,498 – $6,747 |
Last updated: Feb 11, 2026
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