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Hc Insert Indwel Tunneled Pleural Cath W Cuff
Palma, CA
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La Palma Intercommunity Hospital’s median price of $4.6k is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 62% of the 2,176 hospitals reporting CPT 32550. 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, 9 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of promise medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $599 | $599 | — | — | — | $599 – $599 |
| 2 | Molina molina medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $599 | $599 | — | — | — | $599 – $599 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem blue cross medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $629 | $629 | — | — | — | $629 – $629 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of promise medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 5 | Molina molina exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 6 | Molina molina medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 7 | Tricare health net federal services tricare fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 8 | Tricare tricare fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 9 | Aetna coventry - fka aetna - workers compensation fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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