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CL-INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Hayward, CA
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Hayward Sisters Hospital’s median price of $2.2k is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 65% 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, 33 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 | Cigna cigna/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $165.78 | $165.78 | $165.78 – $165.78 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $165.78 | $165.78 | $165.78 – $165.78 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $200.68 | $200.68 | $200.68 – $200.68 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $200.68 | $200.68 | $200.68 – $200.68 |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser/kaiser sr facility · other · outpatient | $1,240 | $1,240 | $1,240 – $1,240 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,353 | $1,353 | $1,107 – $1,599 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo/affinity facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,353 | $1,353 | $1,107 – $1,599 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo/hill facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,353 | $1,353 | $1,107 – $1,599 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons (pacificare)/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,202 | $1,524 | $165.78 – $2,202 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons (pacificare)/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,202 | $1,526 | $174.50 – $2,202 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1,900 | $1,983 | $1,900 – $2,150 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo/affinity facility · other · outpatient | $2,025 | $2,025 | $1,900 – $2,150 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo/hill facility · other · outpatient | $2,025 | $2,025 | $1,900 – $2,150 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons (pacificare) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,202 | $2,202 | $2,202 – $2,202 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna medicare ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2,238 | $2,238 | $2,238 – $2,238 |
| 16 | Humana humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,238 | $2,238 | $2,238 – $2,238 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna health plan facility · other · outpatient | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 – $2,300 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna health plan/affinity facility · other · outpatient | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 – $2,300 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna health plan/hill facility · other · outpatient | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 – $2,300 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna health plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,955 | $3,955 | $3,955 – $3,955 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna facility · other · outpatient | $4,238 | $4,238 | $4,238 – $4,238 |
| 22 | Cigna cigna/affinity facility · other · outpatient | $4,238 | $4,238 | $4,238 – $4,238 |
| 23 | Cigna cigna/hill facility · other · outpatient | $4,238 | $4,238 | $4,238 – $4,238 |
| 24 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · other · outpatient | $4,351 | $4,351 | $4,351 – $4,351 |
| 25 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,351 | $4,351 | $4,351 – $4,351 |
Last updated: Feb 23, 2026
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