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.
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Insert cath pleura w/ image
Lebanon, NH
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital’s median price of $1.7k is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 44% 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: 10 payers, 100 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 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $76.52 | $76.52 | $76.52 – $76.52 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $254.64 | $254.64 | $254.64 – $254.64 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $357.69 | $357.69 | $357.69 – $357.69 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - va community care network - dhps professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $388.29 | $388.29 | $141.79 – $634.79 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $510.76 | $510.76 | $510.76 – $510.76 |
| 6 | Ambetter ambetter commercial - exchange - dhpn professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $620.95 | $620.95 | $620.95 – $620.95 |
| 7 | Anthem anthem - medicare advantage - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $620.95 | $620.95 | $620.95 – $620.95 |
| 8 | Bcbs Vt bcbs of vermont - medicare advantage - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $620.95 | $620.95 | $620.95 – $620.95 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - medicare advantage - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $620.95 | $620.95 | $620.95 – $620.95 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - va community care network - dhpn professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $620.95 | $620.95 | $620.95 – $620.95 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $639.57 | $639.57 | $639.57 – $639.57 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna medicare advantage - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $639.57 | $639.57 | $639.57 – $639.57 |
| 13 | WellCare wellcare - medicare advantage - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $645.78 | $645.78 | $645.78 – $645.78 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem hmo/pos; individual non qhp on or off exch; shop off exch - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $648.59 | $648.59 | $648.59 – $648.59 |
| 15 | Bcbs Vt bcbs of vermont - the vermont health plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $651.37 | $651.37 | $651.37 – $651.37 |
| 16 | Ambetter ambetter commercial - exchange behavioral health - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $651.99 | $651.99 | $651.99 – $651.99 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - freedom plan - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $700.00 | $700.00 | $700.00 – $700.00 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - tiered freedom plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $700.00 | $700.00 | $700.00 – $700.00 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna hmo/pos/ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $902.68 | $902.68 | $902.68 – $902.68 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna hmo/pos/ppo - arnb professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $902.68 | $902.68 | $902.68 – $902.68 |
| 21 | Ambetter ambetter commercial - exchange - dhps professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $921.02 | $921.02 | $336.32 – $1,506 |
| 22 | Cigna cigna hmo-pos professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $970.89 | $970.89 | $381.68 – $1,560 |
| 23 | Anthem anthem shop - exchange - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $993.47 | $993.47 | $362.24 – $1,625 |
| 24 | Anthem anthem indiv qhp - exchange - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,027 | $1,027 | $374.40 – $1,679 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna ppo - dhp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,055 | $1,055 | $361.79 – $1,747 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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