Image-guided pleural catheter placement at South Carolina Coastal Medical Center LLC

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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PLEURAL DRAINAGE PERC

Hardeeville, SC

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South Carolina Coastal Medical Center LLC’s median price of $1.6k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 37% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32557 at South Carolina Coastal Medical Center LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 36 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 Sc blue choice blue option hix (bcbo) fee schedule · both	$831.66	$831.66	$831.66 – $831.66
2	Bcbs Sc blue cross blue essentials hix (bcbe) fee schedule · both	$831.66	$831.66	$831.66 – $831.66
3	Bcbs Sc state health plan fee schedule · both	$1,135	$1,135	$1,135 – $1,135
4	Humana medicaid fee schedule · both	$1,339	$1,339	$1,339 – $1,339
5	Molina medicaid fee schedule · both	$1,339	$1,339	$1,339 – $1,339
6	Cigna hmooap percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,445	$1,445	$1,445 – $1,445
7	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$1,464	$1,464	$1,464 – $1,464
8	Devoted hmo ma fee schedule · both	$1,464	$1,464	$1,464 – $1,464
9	Devoted ppo ma fee schedule · both	$1,464	$1,464	$1,464 – $1,464
10	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$1,464	$1,464	$1,464 – $1,464
11	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$1,464	$1,464	$1,464 – $1,464
12	Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$1,493	$1,493	$1,493 – $1,493
13	Molina mmp fee schedule · both	$1,493	$1,493	$1,493 – $1,493
14	Cigna healthspring fee schedule · both	$1,508	$1,508	$1,508 – $1,508
15	Clover hmo ma fee schedule · both	$1,523	$1,523	$1,523 – $1,523
16	Clover ppo ma fee schedule · both	$1,523	$1,523	$1,523 – $1,523
17	Bcbs Sc blue choice health plan commercial (bchp) fee schedule · both	$1,598	$1,598	$1,598 – $1,598
18	Bcbs Sc preferred blue commercial (pb) fee schedule · both	$1,598	$1,598	$1,598 – $1,598
19	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,668	$1,668	$1,668 – $1,668
20	Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,783	$1,783	$1,783 – $1,783
21	Molina marketplace fee schedule · both	$2,416	$2,416	$2,416 – $2,416
22	Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,815	$2,815	$2,815 – $2,815
23	Aetna fh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,815	$2,815	$2,815 – $2,815
24	Aetna nap percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,815	$2,815	$2,815 – $2,815
25	Aetna aca percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,867	$2,867	$2,867 – $2,867

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Last updated: Mar 10, 2026

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