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
HC INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Fairfax, VA
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s median price of $2.4k is 30% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 70% 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: 7 payers, 27 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 | Anthem medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,818 | $1,818 | $1,454 – $2,181 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,854 | $1,854 | $1,483 – $2,225 |
| 3 | Humana medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,890 | $1,890 | $1,512 – $2,268 |
| 4 | Aetna medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,908 | $1,908 | $1,527 – $2,290 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1,942 | $1,942 | $1,553 – $2,330 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1,942 | $1,942 | $1,553 – $2,330 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1,942 | $1,942 | $1,553 – $2,330 |
| 8 | Kaiser medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,999 | $1,999 | $1,599 – $2,399 |
| 9 | Cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $2,019 | $2,019 | $1,616 – $2,423 |
| 10 | Kaiser medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $2,019 | $2,019 | $1,616 – $2,423 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $2,136 | $2,136 | $1,709 – $2,563 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $2,149 | $2,149 | $1,719 – $2,579 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare nonoptions fee schedule · both | $2,419 | $2,419 | $1,935 – $2,903 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare options fee schedule · both | $2,419 | $2,419 | $1,935 – $2,903 |
| 15 | Kaiser hmo other · both | $2,438 | $2,438 | $1,950 – $2,925 |
| 16 | Kaiser ppo other · both | $2,438 | $2,438 | $1,950 – $2,925 |
| 17 | Cigna exchange fee schedule · both | $2,584 | $2,584 | $2,067 – $3,101 |
| 18 | Carefirst hmo fee schedule · both | $3,106 | $3,106 | $2,485 – $3,728 |
| 19 | Carefirst ppo fee schedule · both | $3,138 | $3,138 | $2,510 – $3,765 |
| 20 | Cigna hmo fee schedule · both | $3,348 | $3,348 | $2,678 – $4,017 |
| 21 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · both | $3,348 | $3,348 | $2,678 – $4,017 |
| 22 | Aetna fannie-mae fee schedule · both | $3,895 | $3,895 | $3,116 – $4,674 |
| 23 | Anthem exchange hmo fee schedule · both | $4,556 | $4,556 | $3,645 – $5,467 |
| 24 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $4,556 | $4,556 | $3,645 – $5,468 |
| 25 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $4,556 | $4,556 | $3,645 – $5,468 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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