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INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Alexandria, LA
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Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital’s median price of $1.5k is 21% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 26% 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: 6 payers, 11 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 better health medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $360.84 | $360.84 | $360.84 – $360.84 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $360.84 | $360.84 | $360.84 – $360.84 |
| 3 | Bcbs La hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $810.75 | $810.75 | $810.75 – $810.75 |
| 4 | Bcbs La ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $810.75 | $810.75 | $810.75 – $810.75 |
| 5 | Aetna better health medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,478 | $1,478 | $1,478 – $1,478 |
| 6 | Bcbs La medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,478 | $1,478 | $1,478 – $1,478 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient | $1,550 | $1,550 | $1,550 – $1,550 |
| 8 | Cigna all plans case rate · outpatient | $2,601 | $2,601 | $2,601 – $2,601 |
| 9 | Humana all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,473 | $3,473 | $3,473 – $3,473 |
| 10 | Aetna new business fee schedule · outpatient | $3,487 | $3,487 | $3,487 – $3,487 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $4,093 | $4,093 | $4,093 – $4,093 |
Last updated: Jan 8, 2026
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