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HC Perq Drainage Pleura Insert Cath W/Imaging
River, MA
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.’s median price of $1.8k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 49% 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, 11 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 Ri bcbs rhode island hmo [101050101] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,012 | $1,012 | $1,012 – $1,012 |
| 2 | Phcs phcs [100012501] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,336 | $1,336 | $1,336 – $1,336 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna [100011201] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,352 | $1,352 | $1,352 – $1,352 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna [100010801] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,564 | $1,564 | $1,564 – $1,564 |
| 5 | First Health first health [100013001] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,564 | $1,564 | $1,564 – $1,564 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ma bcbs massachusetts hmo [101040122] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,652 | $1,652 | $1,652 – $1,652 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna medicare managed care [101030101] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,845 | $1,845 | $1,845 – $1,845 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mass medicare managed care [101030201] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,845 | $1,845 | $1,845 – $1,845 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare united medicare managed care [101031001] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,845 | $1,845 | $1,845 – $1,845 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united health one care [101031004] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,937 | $1,937 | $1,937 – $1,937 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] fee schedule · outpatient | $2,408 | $2,408 | $2,408 – $2,408 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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