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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Hayward, CA
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Hayward Sisters Hospital’s median price of $1.6k is 59% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 73% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 26 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 secure horizons (pacificare) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $877.68 | $877.68 | $877.68 – $877.68 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons (pacificare)/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $877.68 | $877.68 | $877.68 – $877.68 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons (pacificare)/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $877.68 | $877.68 | $877.68 – $877.68 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare ppo facility · other · outpatient | $891.95 | $891.95 | $891.95 – $891.95 |
| 5 | Humana humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $891.95 | $891.95 | $891.95 – $891.95 |
| 6 | Kaiser kaiser/kaiser sr facility · other · outpatient | $1,240 | $1,240 | $1,240 – $1,240 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,599 | $1,435 | $1,107 – $1,599 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo/affinity facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,599 | $1,435 | $1,107 – $1,599 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo/hill facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,599 | $1,435 | $1,107 – $1,599 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna health plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,551 | $1,551 | $1,551 – $1,551 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna facility · other · outpatient | $1,662 | $1,662 | $1,662 – $1,662 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna/affinity facility · other · outpatient | $1,662 | $1,662 | $1,662 – $1,662 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna/hill facility · other · outpatient | $1,662 | $1,662 | $1,662 – $1,662 |
| 14 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · other · outpatient | $1,707 | $1,707 | $1,707 – $1,707 |
| 15 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,707 | $1,707 | $1,707 – $1,707 |
| 16 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,707 | $1,707 | $1,707 – $1,707 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser/kaiser sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,773 | $1,773 | $1,773 – $1,773 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1,773 | $1,773 | $1,773 – $1,773 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo/affinity facility · other · outpatient | $1,773 | $1,773 | $1,773 – $1,773 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo/hill facility · other · outpatient | $1,773 | $1,773 | $1,773 – $1,773 |
| 21 | Aetna aetna health plan facility · other · outpatient | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 – $2,000 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna health plan/affinity facility · other · outpatient | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 – $2,000 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna health plan/hill facility · other · outpatient | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 – $2,000 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,230 | $2,230 | $2,230 – $2,230 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,230 | $2,230 | $2,230 – $2,230 |
Last updated: Feb 23, 2026
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