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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Drain fluid from chest cavity w/insert indwelling tube
Port Angeles, WA
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Clallam County Public Hospital District 2 DBA Olympic Medical Center’s median price of $2.2k is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 63% 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, 28 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 medicaid advantage case rate · inpatient | $831.90 | $831.90 | $831.90 – $831.90 |
| 2 | Molina medicaid advantage case rate · outpatient | $831.90 | $831.90 | $831.90 – $831.90 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid advantage case rate · inpatient | $911.12 | $911.12 | $911.12 – $911.12 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid advantage case rate · outpatient | $911.12 | $911.12 | $911.12 – $911.12 |
| 5 | Regence uniform medical fee schedule · inpatient | $1,342 | $1,342 | $1,342 – $1,342 |
| 6 | Regence uniform medical fee schedule · outpatient | $1,342 | $1,342 | $1,342 – $1,342 |
| 7 | Regence medicare advantage fee schedule · inpatient | $1,973 | $1,973 | $1,973 – $1,973 |
| 8 | Regence medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,973 | $1,973 | $1,973 – $1,973 |
| 9 | Ambetter cascade select fee schedule · inpatient | $2,160 | $2,160 | $2,160 – $2,160 |
| 10 | Ambetter cascade select fee schedule · outpatient | $2,160 | $2,160 | $2,160 – $2,160 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · inpatient | $2,161 | $2,161 | $2,161 – $2,161 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $2,161 | $2,161 | $2,161 – $2,161 |
| 13 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · inpatient | $2,161 | $2,161 | $2,161 – $2,161 |
| 14 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $2,161 | $2,161 | $2,161 – $2,161 |
| 15 | Ambetter all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,280 | $2,280 | $2,280 – $2,280 |
| 16 | Ambetter all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,280 | $2,280 | $2,280 – $2,280 |
| 17 | Cigna all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,338 | $2,338 | $2,338 – $2,338 |
| 18 | Cigna all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,338 | $2,338 | $2,338 – $2,338 |
| 19 | Aetna all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
| 20 | Aetna all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
| 21 | Premera all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
| 22 | Premera all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
| 23 | Regence all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
| 24 | Regence all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026
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