Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Lexington Medical Center

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HC ER THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING

Lexington, NC

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Lexington Medical Center’s median price of $907 is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 46% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32555 at Lexington Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 35 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 medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$396.97	$396.97	$396.97 – $396.97
2	WellCare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$396.97	$396.97	$396.97 – $396.97
3	Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$456.83	$456.83	$456.83 – $456.83
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue local individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$470.40	$470.40	$444.32 – $496.47
5	Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$579.91	$579.91	$579.91 – $579.91
6	Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$592.42	$592.42	$592.42 – $592.42
7	Aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient	$598.49	$598.49	$598.49 – $598.49
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage other · outpatient	$598.49	$598.49	$598.49 – $598.49
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient	$598.49	$598.49	$598.49 – $598.49
10	Ambetter managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$598.68	$598.68	$598.68 – $598.68
11	Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$623.71	$623.71	$623.71 – $623.71
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield hpn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$635.08	$635.08	$601.81 – $668.35
13	Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$667.52	$667.52	$667.52 – $667.52
14	Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$705.07	$705.07	$705.07 – $705.07
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$717.48	$717.48	$679.83 – $755.13
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$755.13	$755.13	$714.66 – $795.60
17	Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$782.25	$782.25	$782.25 – $782.25
18	UnitedHealthcare iex individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$819.80	$819.80	$819.80 – $819.80
19	Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$907.41	$907.41	$907.41 – $907.41
20	Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$917.84	$917.84	$917.84 – $917.84
21	Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$924.10	$924.10	$924.10 – $924.10
22	UnitedHealthcare managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$934.53	$934.53	$934.53 – $934.53
23	Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,352	$1,352	$1,352 – $1,352
24	Medcost mbs and leased managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,356	$1,356	$1,356 – $1,356
25	Medcost mbs and leased managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,396	$1,396	$1,396 – $1,396

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