Image-guided pleural catheter placement at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/IMAGING

Plattsburgh, NY

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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $1.1k is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 17% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32557 at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 38 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 professional · fee schedule · both	$137.56	$137.56	$137.56 – $137.56
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid aliessa professional · fee schedule · both	$137.56	$137.56	$137.56 – $137.56
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$137.56	$137.56	$137.56 – $137.56
4	Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$137.56	$137.56	$137.56 – $137.56
5	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both	$137.56	$137.56	$137.56 – $137.56
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans/managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both	$165.07	$165.07	$165.07 – $165.07
7	Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$210.47	$210.47	$210.47 – $210.47
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network professional · fee schedule · both	$220.10	$220.10	$220.10 – $220.10
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both	$245.68	$245.68	$225.76 – $265.60
10	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$413.02	$413.02	$413.02 – $413.02
11	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$590.03	$590.03	$590.03 – $590.03
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access professional · fee schedule · both	$598.55	$598.55	$598.55 – $598.55
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · fee schedule · both	$633.76	$633.76	$633.76 – $633.76
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield ind professional · fee schedule · both	$668.97	$668.97	$668.97 – $668.97
15	Highmark ind/fep professional · fee schedule · both	$693.81	$693.81	$693.81 – $693.81
16	Highmark ppo/hmo professional · fee schedule · both	$693.81	$693.81	$693.81 – $693.81
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo professional · fee schedule · both	$704.18	$704.18	$704.18 – $704.18
18	Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$832.22	$832.22	$832.22 – $832.22
19	Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$893.46	$893.46	$893.46 – $893.46
20	Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$977.29	$977.29	$977.29 – $977.29
21	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,252	$1,252	$1,252 – $1,252
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,340	$1,340	$1,340 – $1,340
23	MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,396	$1,396	$1,396 – $1,396
24	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$1,505	$1,505	$1,505 – $1,505
25	MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,668	$1,668	$1,668 – $1,668

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Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

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