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
Savannah, TN
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Hardin County General Hospital’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: 5 payers, 10 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 commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $440.00 | $440.00 | $440.00 – $440.00 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare community plan facility · case rate · outpatient | $648.00 | $648.00 | $648.00 – $648.00 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $974.61 | $974.61 | $974.61 – $974.61 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tn bluecare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,530 | $1,530 | $1,530 – $1,530 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,575 | $1,575 | $1,575 – $1,575 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tn blue advantage ma ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,575 | $1,575 | $1,575 – $1,575 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,728 | $1,728 | $1,728 – $1,728 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tn blue network preferred facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,226 | $2,226 | $2,226 – $2,226 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tn blue network select facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,226 | $2,226 | $2,226 – $2,226 |
| 10 | Ambetter commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,294 | $2,294 | $2,294 – $2,294 |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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