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
Insert Cath Pleural Indwel/Tunl W/
Boston, MA
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Massachusetts General Hospital’s median price of $3.8k is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 45% 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: 3 payers, 5 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 hb amc blue cross hmo other · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb amc blue cross ppo other · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb mgh medicare other · both | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 4 | Medicare hb mgh medicare other · both | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 5 | Cigna hb amc cigna hmo / ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $7.0k – $7.0k |
Last updated: Mar 27, 2026
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