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HB Perq Drainage Pleura Insert Cath W/Imaging
Lake Forest, IL
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital’s median price of $1.7k is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 43% 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: 7 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 nlfh aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $623.00 | $623.00 | $623.00 – $623.00 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $795.26 | $795.26 | $795.26 – $795.26 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.20 | $878.20 | $878.20 – $878.20 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.20 | $878.20 | $878.20 – $878.20 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.20 | $878.20 | $878.20 – $878.20 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,025 | $1,025 | $1,025 – $1,025 |
| 7 | Cigna nlfh cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,415 | $1,415 | $1,415 – $1,415 |
| 8 | Aetna nlfh aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,614 | $1,614 | $1,614 – $1,614 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bc lake county phys assoc ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,689 | $1,689 | $1,689 – $1,689 |
| 10 | Aetna nlfh aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,708 | $1,708 | $1,708 – $1,708 |
| 11 | Cigna nlfh cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,432 | $2,432 | $2,432 – $2,432 |
| 12 | Beechstreet nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,002 | $3,002 | $3,002 – $3,002 |
| 13 | MultiPlan nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,002 | $3,002 | $3,002 – $3,002 |
| 14 | First Health nlfh first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,077 | $3,077 | $3,077 – $3,077 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,753 | $3,753 | $3,753 – $3,753 |
| 16 | MultiPlan nlfh non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,753 | $3,753 | $3,753 – $3,753 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare nlfh uhc non-contracted oon - ed only 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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