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
Des Moines, IA
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Central Iowa Hospital Corporation’s median price of $357 is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 5% 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: 7 payers, 25 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 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $133.85 | $133.85 | $133.85 – $133.85 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $136.53 | $136.53 | $136.53 – $136.53 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $136.53 | $136.53 | $136.53 – $136.53 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $140.54 | $140.54 | $140.54 – $140.54 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $140.54 | $140.54 | $140.54 – $140.54 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $269.90 | $269.90 | $269.90 – $269.90 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $269.90 | $269.90 | $269.90 – $269.90 |
| 8 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $317.60 | $317.60 | $317.60 – $317.60 |
| 9 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $345.79 | $345.79 | $345.79 – $345.79 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $357.49 | $357.49 | $357.49 – $357.49 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $420.84 | $420.84 | $420.84 – $420.84 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $487.61 | $487.61 | $487.61 – $487.61 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $487.61 | $487.61 | $487.61 – $487.61 |
| 14 | Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,268 | $1,268 | $1,196 – $1,339 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,479 | $1,479 | $1,479 – $1,479 |
| 16 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,479 | $1,479 | $1,479 – $1,479 |
| 17 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,479 | $1,479 | $1,479 – $1,479 |
| 18 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,522 | $1,522 | $1,522 – $1,522 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,522 | $1,522 | $1,522 – $1,522 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,555 | $1,555 | $1,555 – $1,555 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,555 | $1,555 | $1,555 – $1,555 |
| 22 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,118 | $3,118 | $3,118 – $3,118 |
| 23 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,571 | $3,571 | $3,571 – $3,571 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,780 | $3,780 | $3,780 – $3,780 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,780 | $3,780 | $3,780 – $3,780 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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