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
RENSSELAER, IN
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Inc.’s median price of $2.9k is 58% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 82% 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, 11 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 | Medicare medicare-wir-rensselaer percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,038 | $1,038 | $1,038 – $1,038 |
| 2 | Medicaid in mcd-wir-rensselaer fee schedule · both | $1,284 | $1,284 | $1,284 – $1,284 |
| 3 | Medicaid in mcd rensselaer caresource 120% in mcd fee schedule · both | $1,540 | $1,540 | $1,540 – $1,540 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare-wid-rensselaer percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,545 | $2,545 | $2,545 – $2,545 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna-wid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,940 | $2,940 | $2,940 – $2,940 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna-wid-rensselaer percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,247 | $3,247 | $3,247 – $3,247 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem healthsync pos with copps - rensselaer other · both | $3,420 | $3,420 | $3,420 – $3,420 |
| 8 | Bcbs Il anthem blue access ppo with copps - rensselaer other · both | $3,821 | $3,821 | $3,821 – $3,821 |
| 9 | Bcbs In anthem blue access ppo with copps - rensselaer other · both | $3,821 | $3,821 | $3,821 – $3,821 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem blue access ppo with copps - rensselaer other · both | $3,821 | $3,821 | $3,821 – $3,821 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem franciscan employee copps- all locations other · both | $4,027 | $4,027 | $4,027 – $4,027 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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