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INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Somerville, NJ
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset’s median price of $3.2k is 70% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 86% 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, 16 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 | $1,698 | $1,698 | $1,698 – $1,698 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,698 | $1,698 | $1,698 – $1,698 |
| 4 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,698 | $1,698 | $1,698 – $1,698 |
| 5 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,698 | $1,698 | $1,698 – $1,698 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,732 | $1,732 | $1,732 – $1,732 |
| 7 | Cigna local plus case rate · outpatient | $2,363 | $2,363 | $2,363 – $2,363 |
| 8 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,003 | $3,003 | $3,003 – $3,003 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $3,163 | $3,163 | $3,163 – $3,163 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient | $3,312 | $3,312 | $3,312 – $3,312 |
| 11 | WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $3,378 | $3,378 | $3,378 – $3,378 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient | $3,931 | $3,931 | $3,931 – $3,931 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $4,282 | $4,282 | $4,282 – $4,282 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $4,875 | $4,875 | $4,875 – $4,875 |
| 15 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $5,486 | $5,486 | $5,486 – $5,486 |
| 16 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $5,486 | $5,486 | $5,486 – $5,486 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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