Image-guided pleural catheter placement at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC 32557 PRQ DRN PLEURAL FLD,W/INSRT INDWL CATH

Orange, TX

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CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange’s median price of $1.6k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 37% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32557 at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 33 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	UnitedHealthcare chip km case rate · outpatient	$195.60	$195.60	$195.60 – $195.60
2	UnitedHealthcare star kid km case rate · outpatient	$195.60	$195.60	$195.60 – $195.60
3	UnitedHealthcare star km case rate · outpatient	$195.60	$195.60	$195.60 – $195.60
4	UnitedHealthcare star plus km case rate · outpatient	$195.60	$195.60	$195.60 – $195.60
5	Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient	$468.58	$468.58	$468.58 – $468.58
6	Molina star km fee schedule · outpatient	$468.58	$468.58	$468.58 – $468.58
7	Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient	$468.58	$468.58	$468.58 – $468.58
8	Humana choicecare other · outpatient	$1,020	$1,020	$1,020 – $1,020
9	UnitedHealthcare hix case rate · outpatient	$1,068	$1,068	$1,068 – $1,068
10	Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556 – $1,556
11	Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556 – $1,556
12	Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556 – $1,556
13	Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556 – $1,556
14	UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556 – $1,556
15	WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556 – $1,556
16	Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,680	$1,680	$1,680 – $1,680
17	Aetna new business case rate · outpatient	$1,935	$1,935	$1,935 – $1,935
18	First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,016	$2,016	$2,016 – $2,016
19	MultiPlan ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,016	$2,016	$2,016 – $2,016
20	Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,016	$2,016	$2,016 – $2,016
21	Aetna epo case rate · outpatient	$2,151	$2,151	$2,151 – $2,151
22	Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient	$2,151	$2,151	$2,151 – $2,151
23	Aetna pos case rate · outpatient	$2,151	$2,151	$2,151 – $2,151
24	Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient	$2,151	$2,151	$2,151 – $2,151
25	Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$2,267	$2,267	$2,267 – $2,267

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Last updated: Jan 13, 2026

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