Chest tube insertion at Mount Carmel Dublin

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Original text from hospital filings

PR Tube Thoracostomy W/Connection to Drainage Open

Dublin, OH

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Mount Carmel Dublin’s median price of $328 is 80% below the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 9% of the 2,467 hospitals reporting CPT 32551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32551 at Mount Carmel Dublin

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 34 payers, 136 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	Aetna aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$69	$61	$38	62%	—	$11 – $104
2	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both	$73	$65	$41	62%	—	$12 – $110
3	Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · both	$73	$65	$41	62%	—	$12 – $110
4	Aetna aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
5	Aetna aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
6	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
7	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
8	Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
9	Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
10	Aetna aetna professional · fee schedule · both	$114	$101	$63	62%	—	$18 – $171
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare professional · fee schedule · both	$140	$124	$78	62%	—	$22 – $210
12	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$140	$140	—	—	—	$140 – $140
13	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$140	$140	—	—	—	$140 – $140
14	Aetna pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
15	Ambetter pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
16	Amerihealth Caritas pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
17	Anthem pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
19	Carefirst pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
20	Caresource pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
21	Cigna pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
22	Clover pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
23	Devoted pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
24	Excellus pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
25	First Health pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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