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HC MAPS -ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING
Philadelphia, PA
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health System D/B/A Penn Presbyterian Medical Center’s median price of $689 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 29% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 44 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 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-hmo pos and direct access facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $170.64 | $170.64 | $170.64 – $170.64 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $175.70 | $175.70 | $175.70 – $175.70 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna commercial hmo with capitation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $175.70 | $175.70 | $175.70 – $175.70 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare non options facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $255.33 | $255.33 | $255.33 – $255.33 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ibc traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $259.31 | $259.31 | $259.31 – $259.31 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield keystone health plan east-ibc hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $260.76 | $260.76 | $260.76 – $260.76 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield personal choice-ibc ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $260.76 | $260.76 | $260.76 – $260.76 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $292.62 | $292.62 | $292.62 – $292.62 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $316.00 | $316.00 | $316.00 – $316.00 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $656.12 | $656.12 | $656.12 – $656.12 |
| 11 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $656.12 | $656.12 | $656.12 – $656.12 |
| 12 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $659.35 | $659.35 | $659.35 – $659.35 |
| 13 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $669.24 | $669.24 | $669.24 – $669.24 |
| 14 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $675.80 | $675.80 | $675.80 – $675.80 |
| 15 | Humana humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $675.80 | $675.80 | $675.80 – $675.80 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $695.49 | $695.49 | $695.49 – $695.49 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $695.49 | $695.49 | $695.49 – $695.49 |
| 18 | Clover clover health plan facility · other · outpatient | $708.61 | $708.61 | $708.61 – $708.61 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $948.52 | $948.52 | $200.15 – $1,697 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare community (fka americhoice ma) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,080 | $1,080 | $632.00 – $1,529 |
| 21 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $1,115 | $1,115 | $1,115 – $1,115 |
| 22 | Highmark highmark facility · other · outpatient | $1,380 | $1,380 | $1,380 – $1,380 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-hmo pos and direct access facility · other · outpatient | $1,447 | $1,447 | $1,447 – $1,447 |
| 24 | First Health first health global facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,498 | $1,498 | $316.00 – $2,679 |
| 25 | First Health first health global facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,498 | $1,498 | $316.00 – $2,679 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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