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HB Perq Drainage Pleura Insert Cath W/Imaging
Geneva, IL
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Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital’s median price of $5.2k is 178% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 98% 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, 19 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,186 | $1,186 | $1,186 – $1,186 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,186 | $1,186 | $1,186 – $1,186 |
| 3 | Aetna dch aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,298 | $1,298 | $1,298 – $1,298 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,433 | $1,433 | $1,433 – $1,433 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,855 | $1,855 | $1,855 – $1,855 |
| 6 | Cigna dch cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,986 | $2,986 | $2,986 – $2,986 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,451 | $4,451 | $4,451 – $4,451 |
| 8 | Aetna dch aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,936 | $4,936 | $4,936 – $4,936 |
| 9 | First Health dch aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,936 | $4,936 | $4,936 – $4,936 |
| 10 | Aetna dch aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,406 | $5,406 | $5,406 – $5,406 |
| 11 | First Health dch first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,494 | $5,494 | $5,494 – $5,494 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,551 | $5,551 | $5,551 – $5,551 |
| 13 | MultiPlan dch phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,972 | $5,972 | $5,972 – $5,972 |
| 14 | Cigna dch cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,987 | $5,987 | $5,987 – $5,987 |
| 15 | Cigna dch cigna behavioral bhs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,370 | $6,370 | $6,370 – $6,370 |
| 16 | Beechstreet dch beech street/capp care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,166 | $7,166 | $7,166 – $7,166 |
| 17 | MultiPlan dch multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,166 | $7,166 | $7,166 – $7,166 |
| 18 | MultiPlan dch non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,962 | $7,962 | $7,962 – $7,962 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare dch uhc non-contracted oon - ed only percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,962 | $7,962 | $7,962 – $7,962 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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