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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Insert cath pleura w/ image
Syracuse, NY
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Crouse Hospital’s median price of $2.0k is 6% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 54% 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: 6 payers, 16 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 | Excellus govt programs/ special products fee schedule · outpatient | $531.65 | $531.65 | $531.65 – $531.65 |
| 2 | Molina medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $531.65 | $531.65 | $531.65 – $531.65 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare essential plans 1 -4 fee schedule · outpatient | $531.65 | $531.65 | $531.65 – $531.65 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $531.65 | $531.65 | $531.65 – $531.65 |
| 5 | WellCare medicaid essential plan 3 and 4 fee schedule · outpatient | $531.65 | $531.65 | $531.65 – $531.65 |
| 6 | WellCare medicaid essential plan 1 and 2 fee schedule · outpatient | $637.98 | $637.98 | $637.98 – $637.98 |
| 7 | Molina essential fee schedule · outpatient | $1,196 | $1,196 | $1,196 – $1,196 |
| 8 | Excellus medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,716 | $1,716 | $1,716 – $1,716 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,965 | $1,965 | $1,965 – $1,965 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,965 | $1,965 | $1,965 – $1,965 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,965 | $1,965 | $1,965 – $1,965 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $2,063 | $2,063 | $2,063 – $2,063 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commerical percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,302 | $3,302 | $3,302 – $3,302 |
| 14 | Excellus bcbs fee schedule · outpatient | $3,529 | $3,529 | $3,529 – $3,529 |
| 15 | Excellus hospital blue fee schedule · outpatient | $3,529 | $3,529 | $3,529 – $3,529 |
| 16 | Humana commerical percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,650 | $3,650 | $3,650 – $3,650 |
Last updated: May 19, 2026
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