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 PLEURAL DRAINAGE, PERC, W CATH PLMNT; IMAGING GUID
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $1.2k is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 19% 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: 11 payers, 13 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 all payor other · outpatient | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 – $500.00 |
| 2 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $770.27 | $770.27 | $513.51 – $1,027 |
| 3 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $967.73 | $967.73 | $645.15 – $1,290 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $967.73 | $967.73 | $645.15 – $1,290 |
| 5 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $1,139 | $1,139 | $759.00 – $1,518 |
| 6 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1,139 | $1,139 | $759.00 – $1,518 |
| 7 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $1,150 | $1,150 | $766.59 – $1,533 |
| 8 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $1,150 | $1,150 | $766.59 – $1,533 |
| 9 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $1,150 | $1,150 | $766.59 – $1,533 |
| 10 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,187 | $1,187 | $1,187 – $1,187 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,233 | $1,233 | $822.25 – $1,645 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,423 | $1,423 | $948.75 – $1,898 |
| 13 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $6,192 | $6,192 | $5,026 – $7,358 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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