Pleurodesis through chest tube at Mount Carmel East

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PR Instillation via Chest Tube/Catheter Agent for Pleurodesis

Columbus, OH

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Mount Carmel East’s median price of $245 is 69% below the median hospital's median price ($803), higher than 12% of the 1,814 hospitals reporting CPT 32560. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32560 at Mount Carmel East

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 32 payers, 80 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 · inpatient	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
2	Highmark medicare professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
3	Oscar medicare professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
4	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
5	Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
6	Humana choicecare humana ppo professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
7	Phcs multiplan phcs professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
8	Oscar oscar professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
9	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
10	Cigna cigna professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
11	Humana humana professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
12	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
13	Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
14	Aetna aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
15	Highmark medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
16	Oscar medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
17	Oscar oscar professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$161	$161	—	—	—	$161 – $161
18	Humana choicecare humana ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
19	Phcs multiplan phcs professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
20	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$215	$215	—	—	—	$215 – $215
21	Aetna pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$245	$245	—	—	—	$245 – $245
22	Amerihealth Caritas pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$245	$245	—	—	—	$245 – $245
23	Anthem pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$245	$245	—	—	—	$245 – $245
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$245	$245	—	—	—	$245 – $245
25	Carefirst pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$245	$245	—	—	—	$245 – $245

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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