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
THORACEN W INS TUBE W IMAGING
27700 Medical Center Rd
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner’s median price of $2.6k is 42% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 78% 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: 11 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 | Molina molina medical centers - medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $116.46 | $116.46 | $116.46 – $116.46 |
| 2 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $151.91 | $151.91 | $151.91 – $151.91 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california vivity hmo in net facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,165 | $1,165 | $701.00 – $1,628 |
| 4 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california ppo/pos out net facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,173 | $1,173 | $1,173 – $1,173 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,702 | $1,702 | $1,702 – $1,702 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,702 | $1,702 | $1,702 – $1,702 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · other · outpatient | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,025 | $2,025 | $2,025 – $2,025 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california select ppo out net facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,240 | $2,240 | $1,114 – $3,366 |
| 11 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos in net facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,532 | $2,532 | $1,173 – $3,891 |
| 12 | Oscar oscar health plan ppo epo facility · other · outpatient | $2,570 | $2,570 | $2,232 – $2,908 |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,804 | $2,804 | $2,435 – $3,172 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2,945 | $2,945 | $2,733 – $3,156 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $2,945 | $2,945 | $2,733 – $3,156 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $3,243 | $3,243 | $2,816 – $3,669 |
| 17 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $3,360 | $3,360 | $2,918 – $3,801 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · other · outpatient | $3,360 | $3,360 | $2,918 – $3,801 |
| 19 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,411 | $3,411 | $2,962 – $3,860 |
| 20 | Humana humana choicecare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,246 – $4,230 |
| 21 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) epo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,246 – $4,230 |
| 22 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california ppo/pos out net facility · other · outpatient | $3,890 | $3,890 | $3,890 – $3,890 |
| 23 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,205 | $4,205 | $3,652 – $4,758 |
| 24 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,205 | $4,205 | $3,652 – $4,758 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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