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Insert cath pleura w/ image
Keene, NH
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Cheshire Medical Center’s median price of $1.3k is 28% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 21% 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: 10 payers, 55 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 | $76.52 | $76.52 | $76.52 – $76.52 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.85 | $277.85 | $277.85 – $277.85 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $399.94 | $399.94 | $146.04 – $653.83 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna hmo/pos/ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $525.30 | $525.30 | $147.91 – $902.68 |
| 5 | Ambetter ambetter commercial - exchange professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $545.05 | $545.05 | $545.05 – $545.05 |
| 6 | Anthem anthem - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $545.05 | $545.05 | $545.05 – $545.05 |
| 7 | Bcbs Vt bcbs of vermont - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $545.05 | $545.05 | $545.05 – $545.05 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $545.05 | $545.05 | $545.05 – $545.05 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $545.05 | $545.05 | $545.05 – $545.05 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - va community care network professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $545.05 | $545.05 | $545.05 – $545.05 |
| 11 | WellCare wellcare - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $545.05 | $545.05 | $545.05 – $545.05 |
| 12 | Anthem anthem - indemnity professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $902.97 | $902.97 | $329.73 – $1,476 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - freedom plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,097 | $1,097 | $386.18 – $1,807 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna hmo-pos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,124 | $1,124 | $1,124 – $1,124 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,124 | $1,124 | $1,124 – $1,124 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna hmo-pos professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,181 | $1,181 | $1,181 – $1,181 |
| 17 | Cigna cigna ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,181 | $1,181 | $1,181 – $1,181 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - freedom plan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,339 | $1,339 | $1,339 – $1,339 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - freedom plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,378 | $1,378 | $1,378 – $1,378 |
| 20 | Ambetter ambetter commercial - exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,443 | $1,443 | $1,443 – $1,443 |
| 21 | Aetna aetna hmo/pos/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,623 – $1,623 |
| 23 | Anthem anthem - medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,623 – $1,623 |
| 24 | Anthem anthem indiv qhp - exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,623 – $1,623 |
| 25 | Bcbs Vt bcbs of vermont - medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,623 – $1,623 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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