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Insert cath pleura w/ image
OPELIKA, AL
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
East Alabama Medical Center’s median price of $2.2k is 19% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 64% 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, 21 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 | $511.12 | $511.12 | $200.37 – $821.87 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $511.12 | $511.12 | $200.37 – $821.87 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $511.12 | $511.12 | $200.37 – $821.87 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $511.12 | $511.12 | $200.37 – $821.87 |
| 5 | Beechstreet phcs professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,345 | $1,345 | $1,345 – $1,345 |
| 6 | Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,345 | $1,345 | $1,345 – $1,345 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,360 | $1,360 | $1,360 – $1,360 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,360 | $1,360 | $1,360 – $1,360 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,408 | $1,408 | $1,408 – $1,408 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,408 | $1,408 | $1,408 – $1,408 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,681 | $1,681 | $1,656 – $1,706 |
| 12 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,961 | $1,961 | $1,932 – $1,990 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,241 | $2,241 | $2,208 – $2,274 |
| 14 | Beechstreet phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,381 | $2,381 | $2,346 – $2,417 |
| 15 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,381 | $2,381 | $2,346 – $2,417 |
| 16 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,381 | $2,381 | $2,346 – $2,417 |
| 17 | MultiPlan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,381 | $2,381 | $2,346 – $2,417 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,770 | $2,770 | $2,770 – $2,770 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,802 | $2,802 | $2,760 – $2,843 |
| 20 | Humana commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,839 | $2,839 | $2,839 – $2,839 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,942 | $2,942 | $2,942 – $2,942 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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