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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HC PLEURAL DRAINAGE W GUIDE
Adrian, MI
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Emma L Bixby Medical Center’s median price of $1.6k is 15% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 35% 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: 4 payers, 14 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 Mi mcare plus blue professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $593.17 | $593.17 | $593.17 – $593.17 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health of michigan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $651.05 | $651.05 | $651.05 – $651.05 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mi bcbsm ppo facility · other · outpatient | $698.65 | $698.65 | $698.65 – $698.65 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mi blue care network facility · other · outpatient | $698.65 | $698.65 | $698.65 – $698.65 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross complete facility · other · outpatient | $905.12 | $905.12 | $905.12 – $905.12 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health of michigan facility · other · outpatient | $930.98 | $930.98 | $930.98 – $930.98 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mi bcbsm ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,446 | $1,446 | $1,446 – $1,446 |
| 8 | Bcbs Mi blue care network professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,446 | $1,446 | $1,446 – $1,446 |
| 9 | Bcbs Mi bcn advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,513 | $1,513 | $1,513 – $1,513 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mi mcare plus blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,591 | $1,591 | $1,591 – $1,591 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mi bcn advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,559 | $2,559 | $2,559 – $2,559 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,685 | $2,685 | $2,685 – $2,685 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,685 | $2,685 | $2,685 – $2,685 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,685 | $2,685 | $2,685 – $2,685 |
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
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