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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EXPLORATION OF CHEST
Manning, SC
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McLeod Health’s median price of $2.9k is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($2.8k), higher than 51% of the 1,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32036. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 1 payer, 1 plan rate. 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 commercial case rate · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
Last updated: Jul 20, 2026
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