Image-guided pleural catheter placement at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

C PLEURAL DRAINAGE, PERCUTANEOUS, WITH INSERTION OF INDWELLING CATHETER; WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE

Spokane, WA

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MultiCare Deaconess Hospital’s median price of $2.8k is 52% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 81% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32557 at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 22 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	Molina apple health fee schedule · outpatient	$650.80	$650.80	$650.80 – $650.80
2	UnitedHealthcare apple health fee schedule · outpatient	$669.94	$669.94	$669.94 – $669.94
3	Aetna medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,771	$1,771	$1,771 – $1,771
4	Bcbs Id medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,771	$1,771	$1,771 – $1,771
5	Regence medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,771	$1,771	$1,771 – $1,771
6	UnitedHealthcare medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,788	$1,788	$1,788 – $1,788
7	Molina medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,805	$1,805	$1,805 – $1,805
8	WellCare medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,805	$1,805	$1,805 – $1,805
9	Premera hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$2,536	$2,536	$2,536 – $2,536
10	Ambetter coordinated care exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$3,180	$3,180	$3,180 – $3,180
11	First Health all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$4,143	$4,143	$4,143 – $4,143
12	First Health all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$4,143	$4,143	$4,143 – $4,143
13	MultiPlan all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$4,260	$4,260	$4,260 – $4,260
14	MultiPlan all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$4,260	$4,260	$4,260 – $4,260
15	Regence commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$4,351	$4,351	$4,351 – $4,351
16	Aetna all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient	$4,549	$4,549	$4,549 – $4,549
17	Premera other commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient	$4,656	$4,656	$4,656 – $4,656
18	Premera prime fee schedule · outpatient	$4,656	$4,656	$4,656 – $4,656
19	Premera signature fee schedule · outpatient	$4,656	$4,656	$4,656 – $4,656
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$4,884	$4,884	$4,884 – $4,884
21	Cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$4,944	$4,944	$4,944 – $4,944
22	Kaiser ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$6,636	$6,636	$6,636 – $6,636

Last updated: Aug 27, 2026

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