Image-guided pleural catheter placement at Columbia Memorial Hospital

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PR PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/IMAGING

Hudson, NY

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Columbia Memorial Hospital’s median price of $680 is 63% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 10% 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 Columbia Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 59 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 medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$60.87	$60.87	$60.87 – $60.87
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$129.34	$129.34	$129.34 – $129.34
3	Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$129.35	$129.35	$129.35 – $129.35
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$134.27	$134.27	$134.27 – $134.27
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$136.95	$136.95	$136.95 – $136.95
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$142.16	$142.16	$142.16 – $142.16
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$142.28	$142.28	$142.28 – $142.28
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield pathway enhanced_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$147.88	$147.88	$147.88 – $147.88
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$147.88	$147.88	$147.88 – $147.88
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$152.17	$152.17	$152.17 – $152.17
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$152.17	$152.17	$152.17 – $152.17
12	Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$152.17	$152.17	$152.17 – $152.17
13	UnitedHealthcare all products_nonmd_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$156.66	$156.66	$156.66 – $156.66
14	Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$156.74	$156.74	$156.74 – $156.74
15	Highmark medicare_without loc professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$164.52	$164.52	$164.52 – $164.52
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$167.39	$167.39	$167.39 – $167.39
17	Highmark all products_without loc professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$170.33	$170.33	$170.33 – $170.33
18	UnitedHealthcare all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$182.60	$182.60	$182.60 – $182.60
19	UnitedHealthcare all products_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$184.31	$184.31	$184.31 – $184.31
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$190.85	$190.85	$190.85 – $190.85
21	Cigna commercial_specialist_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$202.93	$202.93	$202.93 – $202.93
22	Cigna commercial_pcp_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$209.70	$209.70	$209.70 – $209.70
23	Aetna all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$235.86	$235.86	$235.86 – $235.86
24	UnitedHealthcare medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$271.80	$271.80	$271.80 – $271.80
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$577.58	$577.58	$577.58 – $577.58

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Last updated: Dec 31, 2025

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