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.
Original text from hospital filings
Drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance
Westwood, NJ
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Hackensack Meridian at Pascack Valley’s median price of $841 is 55% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 13% 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, 6 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 | UnitedHealthcare uhccp [375500] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $331.05 | $331.05 | $331.05 – $331.05 |
| 2 | Clover clover health medicare replacement [379500] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $369.43 | $369.43 | $369.43 – $369.43 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna better health [351001] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $451.53 | $451.53 | $451.53 – $451.53 |
| 4 | Healthcare Highways hch 90 degree benefits [221013] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $841.48 | $841.48 | $841.48 – $841.48 |
| 5 | Healthcare Highways hch broken arrow [221012] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $841.48 | $841.48 | $841.48 – $841.48 |
| 6 | Healthcare Highways hch john soules foods [221011] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $841.48 | $841.48 | $841.48 – $841.48 |
Last updated: Feb 12, 2026
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