Image-guided pleural catheter placement at Grinnell Regional Medical Center

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HC INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE

Grinnell, IA

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Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s median price of $421 is 77% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 6% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32557 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 29 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$133.85	$133.85	$133.85 – $133.85
2	Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$136.53	$136.53	$136.53 – $136.53
3	Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$136.53	$136.53	$136.53 – $136.53
4	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$140.54	$140.54	$140.54 – $140.54
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$140.54	$140.54	$140.54 – $140.54
6	Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both	$269.90	$269.90	$269.90 – $269.90
7	Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both	$269.90	$269.90	$269.90 – $269.90
8	Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both	$317.60	$317.60	$317.60 – $317.60
9	Aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$345.79	$345.79	$345.79 – $345.79
10	Cigna commercial fee schedule · both	$357.49	$357.49	$357.49 – $357.49
11	Aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$420.84	$420.84	$420.84 – $420.84
12	UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both	$487.61	$487.61	$487.61 – $487.61
13	UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both	$487.61	$487.61	$487.61 – $487.61
14	Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$947.20	$947.20	$893.82 – $1,001
15	Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$1,479	$1,479	$1,479 – $1,479
16	Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$1,479	$1,479	$1,479 – $1,479
17	Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$1,479	$1,479	$1,479 – $1,479
18	Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$1,522	$1,522	$1,522 – $1,522
19	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$1,522	$1,522	$1,522 – $1,522
20	Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,549	$1,549	$1,549 – $1,549
21	Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,549	$1,549	$1,549 – $1,549
22	UnitedHealthcare hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,807	$1,807	$1,807 – $1,807
23	UnitedHealthcare hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,807	$1,807	$1,807 – $1,807
24	UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,807	$1,807	$1,807 – $1,807
25	UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,807	$1,807	$1,807 – $1,807

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Last updated: Jan 28, 2026

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