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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC Pleural Drainage W/Imaging
SALINAS, CA
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Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System’s median price of $2.7k is 43% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 78% 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: 8 payers, 22 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 svhmc hb anthem (select) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,792 | $1,792 | $1,416 – $2,168 |
| 2 | Anthem svhmc hb anthem (non-select) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,948 | $1,948 | $1,540 – $2,356 |
| 3 | Anthem svhmc hb anthem (select) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,056 | $2,056 | $1,625 – $2,487 |
| 4 | Bcbs Ca svhmc hb blue shield trio percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,223 | $2,223 | $1,757 – $2,689 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ca svhmc hb blue shield trio percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,223 | $2,223 | $1,757 – $2,689 |
| 6 | Anthem svhmc hb anthem (non-select) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,235 | $2,235 | $1,766 – $2,703 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare svmhc hb taylor fresh foods percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,701 | $2,701 | $2,135 – $3,267 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare svmhc hb taylor fresh foods percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,739 | $2,739 | $2,165 – $3,313 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield svhmc hb blue shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,831 | $2,831 | $2,237 – $3,424 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield svhmc hb blue shield commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,860 | $2,860 | $2,260 – $3,460 |
| 11 | Cigna svhmc hb fresh express percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,936 | $2,936 | $2,320 – $3,551 |
| 12 | Cigna svhmc hb fresh express percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,936 | $2,936 | $2,320 – $3,551 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare svhmc hb uhc (select) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,208 | $3,208 | $2,536 – $3,881 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare svhmc hb uhc (select) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,208 | $3,208 | $2,536 – $3,881 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare svhmc hb uhc (non-select) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,355 | $3,355 | $2,652 – $4,058 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare svhmc hb uhc (non-select) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,355 | $3,355 | $2,652 – $4,058 |
| 17 | Aetna svmhc hb aetna percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,774 | $3,774 | $2,983 – $4,566 |
| 18 | Aetna svmhc hb aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,774 | $3,774 | $2,983 – $4,566 |
| 19 | Humana svhmc hb humana percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,774 | $3,774 | $2,983 – $4,566 |
| 20 | Humana svhmc hb humana percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,774 | $3,774 | $2,983 – $4,566 |
| 21 | MultiPlan svhmc hb multiplan/phcs (private healthcare systems) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,984 | $3,984 | $3,149 – $4,819 |
| 22 | MultiPlan svhmc hb multiplan/phcs (private healthcare systems) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,984 | $3,984 | $3,149 – $4,819 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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