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.
Original text from hospital filings
PR PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/IMAGING
Princeton, IN
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Deaconess Health System Gibson General Hospital’s median price of $215 is 88% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 3% 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, 18 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 | Bcbs Il managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $102.37 | $102.37 | $102.37 – $102.37 |
| 2 | WellCare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $102.37 | $102.37 | $102.37 – $102.37 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $134.40 | $134.40 | $134.40 – $134.40 |
| 4 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $134.40 | $134.40 | $134.40 – $134.40 |
| 5 | Bcbs Il medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $134.40 | $134.40 | $134.40 – $134.40 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $134.40 | $134.40 | $134.40 – $134.40 |
| 7 | WellCare dual medicare/medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $134.40 | $134.40 | $134.40 – $134.40 |
| 8 | WellCare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $134.40 | $134.40 | $134.40 – $134.40 |
| 9 | Caresource commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $154.56 | $154.56 | $134.40 – $174.72 |
| 10 | Ambetter commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $168.00 | $168.00 | $168.00 – $168.00 |
| 11 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $209.71 | $184.61 | $134.40 – $209.71 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $277.28 | $277.28 | $277.28 – $277.28 |
| 13 | Anthem managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $595.26 | $595.26 | $595.26 – $595.26 |
| 14 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $595.26 | $595.26 | $595.26 – $595.26 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $595.26 | $595.26 | $595.26 – $595.26 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1,506 | $1,506 | $1,506 – $1,506 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1,506 | $1,506 | $1,506 – $1,506 |
| 18 | First Health commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1,506 | $1,506 | $1,506 – $1,506 |
Last updated: Feb 11, 2026
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