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.
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IR US Drain Thoracentesis W Tube Insert
Orange, CA
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit’s median price of $3.4k is 85% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 89% 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: 13 payers, 34 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 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california medi-cal/caloptima/healthy families facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $101.27 | $101.27 | $101.27 – $101.27 |
| 2 | Molina molina medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $116.46 | $116.46 | $116.46 – $116.46 |
| 3 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $151.91 | $151.91 | $151.91 – $151.91 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,384 | $1,384 | $1,384 – $1,384 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,384 | $1,384 | $1,384 – $1,384 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ca blue cross/vivity/pih-presbyterian health/hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,654 | $1,654 | $1,654 – $1,654 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,016 | $2,016 | $2,016 – $2,016 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,025 | $2,025 | $2,025 – $2,025 |
| 9 | Medicare medicare** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,025 | $2,025 | $2,025 – $2,025 |
| 10 | Oscar oscar health plan ppo epo facility · other · outpatient | $3,155 | $2,790 | $600.00 – $3,155 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $2,941 | $2,941 | $2,941 – $2,941 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · other · outpatient | $2,941 | $2,941 | $2,941 – $2,941 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2,993 | $2,942 | $2,633 – $2,993 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna healthcare of california hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $2,993 | $2,942 | $2,633 – $2,993 |
| 15 | Bcbs Ca blue cross/vivity/pih-presbyterian health/hmo facility · other · outpatient | $3,037 | $3,037 | $3,037 – $3,037 |
| 16 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california uc care ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,396 | $3,396 | $3,396 – $3,396 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,442 | $3,442 | $3,442 – $3,442 |
| 18 | Magellan magellan health services hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,442 | $3,442 | $3,442 – $3,442 |
| 19 | Magellan magellan health services ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,442 | $3,442 | $3,442 – $3,442 |
| 20 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california select ppo out net facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,796 | $3,796 | $3,796 – $3,796 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $3,981 | $3,981 | $3,981 – $3,981 |
| 22 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · per diem · outpatient | $4,125 | $4,125 | $4,125 – $4,125 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $4,125 | $4,125 | $4,125 – $4,125 |
| 24 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,188 | $4,188 | $4,188 – $4,188 |
| 25 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos in net facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,206 | $4,206 | $4,206 – $4,206 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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