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Aspirate pleura w/ imaging
Keene, NH
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Cheshire Medical Center’s median price of $1.1k is 11% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 56% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 75 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 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $52.47 | $52.47 | $52.47 – $52.47 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $210.07 | $210.07 | $107.06 – $313.07 |
| 3 | Ambetter ambetter commercial - exchange professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $273.69 | $273.69 | $273.69 – $273.69 |
| 4 | Anthem anthem - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $273.69 | $273.69 | $273.69 – $273.69 |
| 5 | Bcbs Vt bcbs of vermont - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $273.69 | $273.69 | $273.69 – $273.69 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $273.69 | $273.69 | $273.69 – $273.69 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $273.69 | $273.69 | $273.69 – $273.69 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - va community care network professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $273.69 | $273.69 | $273.69 – $273.69 |
| 9 | WellCare wellcare - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $273.69 | $273.69 | $273.69 – $273.69 |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.85 | $277.85 | $277.85 – $277.85 |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $293.03 | $293.03 | $293.03 – $293.03 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna hmo/pos/ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $355.29 | $355.29 | $101.14 – $609.43 |
| 13 | Anthem anthem - indemnity professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $474.28 | $474.28 | $241.71 – $706.84 |
| 14 | Ambetter ambetter commercial - exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $574.35 | $574.35 | $574.35 – $574.35 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - freedom plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $576.24 | $576.24 | $283.12 – $869.35 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $646.01 | $646.01 | $646.01 – $646.01 |
| 17 | Anthem anthem - medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $646.01 | $646.01 | $646.01 – $646.01 |
| 18 | Anthem anthem indiv qhp - exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $646.01 | $646.01 | $646.01 – $646.01 |
| 19 | Bcbs Vt bcbs of vermont - medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $646.01 | $646.01 | $646.01 – $646.01 |
| 20 | Cigna cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $646.01 | $646.01 | $646.01 – $646.01 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $646.01 | $646.01 | $646.01 – $646.01 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - va community care network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $646.01 | $646.01 | $646.01 – $646.01 |
| 23 | WellCare wellcare - medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $646.01 | $646.01 | $646.01 – $646.01 |
| 24 | Anthem anthem shop on exch facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $904.41 | $904.41 | $904.41 – $904.41 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - freedom plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $973.55 | $973.55 | $973.55 – $973.55 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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