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
New Brunswick, NJ
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick’s median price of $3.0k is 61% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 83% 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, 15 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 nj health fee schedule · outpatient | $707.43 | $707.43 | $707.43 – $707.43 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,802 | $1,802 | $1,802 – $1,802 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,802 | $1,802 | $1,802 – $1,802 |
| 4 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,802 | $1,802 | $1,802 – $1,802 |
| 5 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,802 | $1,802 | $1,802 – $1,802 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,839 | $1,839 | $1,839 – $1,839 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,750 | $2,750 | $2,750 – $2,750 |
| 8 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,896 | $2,896 | $2,896 – $2,896 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient | $2,987 | $2,987 | $2,987 – $2,987 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $3,154 | $3,154 | $3,154 – $3,154 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient | $3,514 | $3,514 | $3,514 – $3,514 |
| 12 | WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $3,587 | $3,587 | $3,587 – $3,587 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $3,710 | $3,710 | $3,710 – $3,710 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $5,244 | $5,244 | $5,244 – $5,244 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $5,244 | $5,244 | $5,244 – $5,244 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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