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
HC PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/O IMAGING
River, SC
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McLeod Health’s median price of $2.5k is 24% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 69% of the 2,172 hospitals reporting CPT 32556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 10 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 hix fee schedule · both | $479 | $479 | — | — | — | $479 – $479 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state fee schedule · both | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred fee schedule · both | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield choice fee schedule · both | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid fee schedule · both | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 6 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · both | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 7 | Molina medicaid fee schedule · both | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 8 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $8.7k | $8.7k | — | — | — | $8.7k – $8.7k |
| 10 | Cigna commercial case rate · outpatient | $10.1k | $10.1k | — | — | — | $10.1k – $10.1k |
Last updated: Jul 20, 2026
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