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
32557- US guided toracentesis and catheter placement
Washington, DC
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Children's National Hospital’s median price of $296 is 84% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 4% 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, 41 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 | Anthem medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $127.04 | $127.04 | $127.04 – $127.04 |
| 2 | Kaiser managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $137.00 | $137.00 | $137.00 – $137.00 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $138.28 | $138.28 | $128.29 – $148.26 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $142.22 | $142.22 | $141.20 – $143.23 |
| 5 | Molina managed medicaid (ccc plus) professional · fee schedule · both | $155.69 | $155.69 | $155.69 – $155.69 |
| 6 | Molina managed medicaid (medallion) professional · fee schedule · both | $155.69 | $155.69 | $155.69 – $155.69 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $167.38 | $167.38 | $167.38 – $167.38 |
| 8 | Carefirst managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $169.44 | $169.44 | $169.44 – $169.44 |
| 9 | Carefirst hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $186.29 | $186.29 | $186.29 – $186.29 |
| 10 | Carefirst rpn professional · fee schedule · both | $206.99 | $206.99 | $206.99 – $206.99 |
| 11 | Anthem hmx professional · fee schedule · both | $217.57 | $217.57 | $217.57 – $217.57 |
| 12 | Anthem hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $236.90 | $236.90 | $236.90 – $236.90 |
| 13 | Anthem ppo/par professional · fee schedule · both | $296.38 | $296.38 | $296.38 – $296.38 |
| 14 | Cigna oap professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $637.50 | $637.50 | $637.50 – $637.50 |
| 15 | Cigna ppo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $637.50 | $637.50 | $637.50 – $637.50 |
| 16 | Anthem hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $723.36 | $723.36 | $723.36 – $723.36 |
| 17 | Anthem hmx facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $723.36 | $723.36 | $723.36 – $723.36 |
| 18 | Anthem ppo/par facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $723.36 | $723.36 | $723.36 – $723.36 |
| 19 | Kaiser commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $765.00 | $765.00 | $765.00 – $765.00 |
| 20 | Carefirst managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,826 | $1,826 | $1,826 – $1,826 |
| 21 | Kaiser managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,826 | $1,826 | $1,826 – $1,826 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,826 | $1,826 | $1,826 – $1,826 |
| 23 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,877 | $1,877 | $1,877 – $1,877 |
| 24 | Cigna epo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,130 | $2,130 | $2,130 – $2,130 |
| 25 | Cigna epo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,130 | $2,130 | $2,130 – $2,130 |
Last updated: Apr 2, 2026
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