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Insert cath pleura w/ image
Conway, SC
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Conway Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $573 is 69% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 8% 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: 9 payers, 37 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 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 – $0.02 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $341.64 | $244.26 | $49.50 – $341.64 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 5 | Clover medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 6 | Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 7 | Humana medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 8 | Molina exchange professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 9 | Molina medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 11 | WellCare medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.89 | $354.89 | $137.23 – $572.54 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $508.66 | $363.67 | $73.70 – $508.66 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $508.66 | $363.67 | $73.70 – $508.66 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $573.20 | $409.82 | $83.05 – $573.20 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $573.20 | $409.82 | $83.05 – $573.20 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state health plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $625.73 | $625.73 | $625.73 – $625.73 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state health plan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $949.00 | $678.50 | $137.50 – $949.00 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state health plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $949.00 | $678.50 | $137.50 – $949.00 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,070 | $765.35 | $155.10 – $1,070 |
| 20 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,070 | $765.35 | $155.10 – $1,070 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,293 | $924.12 | $187.28 – $1,293 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,329 | $949.90 | $192.50 – $1,329 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,329 | $949.90 | $192.50 – $1,329 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,365 | $975.68 | $197.72 – $1,365 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,367 | $977.04 | $198.00 – $1,367 |
Last updated: May 20, 2026
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