Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Louisville, KY
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Norton Hospitals INC’s median price of $1.5k is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 25% 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: 6 payers, 8 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 | Anthem managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $561.64 | $561.64 | $561.64 – $561.64 |
| 2 | Cigna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,348 | $1,348 | $1,348 – $1,348 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,456 | $1,456 | $1,456 – $1,456 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,456 | $1,456 | $1,456 – $1,456 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,456 | $1,456 | $1,456 – $1,456 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,456 | $1,456 | $1,456 – $1,456 |
| 7 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,456 | $1,456 | $1,456 – $1,456 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,883 | $1,883 | $1,565 – $2,200 |
Last updated: Feb 11, 2026
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