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HB Perq Drainage Pleura Insert Cath W/Imaging
McHenry, IL
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital’s median price of $1.8k is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 48% 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 | Aetna nwr aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $724.33 | $724.33 | $724.33 – $724.33 |
| 2 | Cigna nwr cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $739.34 | $739.34 | $739.34 – $739.34 |
| 3 | Cigna nwr cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,160 | $1,160 | $1,160 – $1,160 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,272 | $1,272 | $1,272 – $1,272 |
| 5 | Aetna nwr aetna apcn/sp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,291 | $1,291 | $1,291 – $1,291 |
| 6 | Aetna nwr aetna il preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,332 | $1,332 | $1,332 – $1,332 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,339 | $1,339 | $1,339 – $1,339 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,794 | $1,794 | $1,794 – $1,794 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,794 | $1,794 | $1,794 – $1,794 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,794 | $1,794 | $1,794 – $1,794 |
| 11 | Aetna nwr aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,828 | $1,828 | $1,828 – $1,828 |
| 12 | Aetna nwr aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,970 | $1,970 | $1,970 – $1,970 |
| 13 | MultiPlan nwr phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,064 | $2,064 | $2,064 – $2,064 |
| 14 | Cigna nwr cigna behavorial bhs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,815 | $2,815 | $2,815 – $2,815 |
| 15 | Beechstreet nwr beechstreet percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,002 | $3,002 | $3,002 – $3,002 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,753 | $3,753 | $3,753 – $3,753 |
| 17 | MultiPlan nwr non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,753 | $3,753 | $3,753 – $3,753 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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