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 INSERT CATH PLEURAL DRAINAGE W IMAGE
Cheyenne, WY
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Memorial Hospital of Laramie County’s median price of $2.3k is 26% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 67% 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: 5 payers, 17 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $128.93 | $128.93 | $128.93 – $128.93 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $132.72 | $132.72 | $132.72 – $132.72 |
| 3 | Bcbs Wy blue select ppo fee schedule · both | $268.00 | $268.00 | $268.00 – $268.00 |
| 4 | Bcbs Wy ppo fee schedule · both | $268.00 | $268.00 | $268.00 – $268.00 |
| 5 | Cigna pos/ppo fee schedule · both | $358.81 | $358.81 | $358.81 – $358.81 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/pos/ppo fee schedule · both | $536.80 | $536.80 | $536.80 – $536.80 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,640 | $1,640 | $1,640 – $1,640 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,689 | $1,689 | $1,689 – $1,689 |
| 9 | Aetna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,164 | $2,164 | $391.77 – $3,937 |
| 10 | Bcbs Wy blue select ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,182 | $2,182 | $2,182 – $2,182 |
| 11 | Bcbs Wy ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,242 | $2,242 | $2,242 – $2,242 |
| 12 | Cigna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,338 | $2,338 | $2,338 – $2,338 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,383 | $2,383 | $2,383 – $2,383 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,436 | $2,436 | $2,436 – $2,436 |
| 15 | Cigna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,487 | $2,487 | $2,487 – $2,487 |
| 16 | Aetna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,631 | $2,631 | $2,631 – $2,631 |
| 17 | Aetna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,631 | $2,631 | $2,631 – $2,631 |
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
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