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 CHEST TUBE INSERT W/IMAG
Ringgold, GA
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Chi Memorial Hospital - Georgia’s median price of $1.5k is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 27% 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: 8 payers, 24 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|network s case rate · outpatient | $167.00 | $167.00 | $167.00 – $167.00 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|network p case rate · outpatient | $217.00 | $217.00 | $217.00 – $217.00 |
| 3 | Caresource medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $935.80 | $935.80 | $935.80 – $935.80 |
| 4 | WellCare medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $935.80 | $935.80 | $935.80 – $935.80 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options case rate · outpatient | $955.00 | $955.00 | $955.00 – $955.00 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options case rate · outpatient | $955.00 | $955.00 | $955.00 – $955.00 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial|localplus case rate · outpatient | $1,331 | $1,331 | $1,331 – $1,331 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,389 | $1,389 | $1,389 – $1,389 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|bluecare case rate · outpatient | $1,431 | $1,431 | $1,431 – $1,431 |
| 10 | Cigna medicare|healthspring case rate · outpatient | $1,458 | $1,458 | $1,458 – $1,458 |
| 11 | Humana medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,472 | $1,472 | $1,472 – $1,472 |
| 12 | Humana medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,528 | $1,528 | $1,528 – $1,528 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial|open access case rate · outpatient | $1,638 | $1,638 | $1,638 – $1,638 |
| 14 | Humana commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $2,204 | $2,204 | $2,204 – $2,204 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|pathway case rate · outpatient | $2,337 | $2,337 | $2,337 – $2,337 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,275 | $3,275 | $3,275 – $3,275 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $3,401 | $3,401 | $3,401 – $3,401 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,401 | $3,401 | $3,401 – $3,401 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3,790 | $3,790 | $3,790 – $3,790 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,790 | $3,790 | $3,790 – $3,790 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · inpatient | $3,790 | $3,790 | $3,790 – $3,790 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,790 | $3,790 | $3,790 – $3,790 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $3,790 | $3,790 | $3,790 – $3,790 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,790 | $3,790 | $3,790 – $3,790 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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