Pleurodesis through chest tube at Essentia Health Duluth

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Treat pleurodesis w/agent

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $607 is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($803), higher than 24% of the 1,814 hospitals reporting CPT 32560. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32560 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$309	$309	—	—	—	$309 – $309
2	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$321	$321	—	—	—	$321 – $321
3	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$338	$338	—	—	—	$338 – $338
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$449	$449	—	—	—	$449 – $449
5	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$492	$492	—	—	—	$492 – $492
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$499	$499	—	—	—	$499 – $499
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$568	$568	—	—	—	$568 – $568
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
9	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
10	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
11	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
12	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
13	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$636	$636	—	—	—	$636 – $636
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$988	$988	—	—	—	$988 – $988
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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