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HC INSERT CATH PLEURA W IMAGING
Philadelphia, PA
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Temple University Hospital - Jeanes Campus’s median price of $2.1k is 11% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 60% 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: 9 payers, 24 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,655 | $1,655 | $1,655 – $1,655 |
| 2 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,655 | $1,655 | $1,655 – $1,655 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,655 | $1,655 | $1,655 – $1,655 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,655 | $1,655 | $1,655 – $1,655 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,688 | $1,688 | $1,688 – $1,688 |
| 6 | Aetna coventry facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,704 | $1,704 | $1,704 – $1,704 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare dsnp/medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,737 | $1,737 | $1,737 – $1,737 |
| 8 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,754 | $1,754 | $1,754 – $1,754 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,787 | $1,787 | $1,787 – $1,787 |
| 10 | Bcbs Pa tiered ppaca facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,068 | $2,068 | $2,068 – $2,068 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,183 | $2,183 | $2,183 – $2,183 |
| 12 | Oscar pennsylvania health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,482 | $2,482 | $2,482 – $2,482 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,605 | $2,605 | $2,605 – $2,605 |
| 14 | Aetna first health facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,605 | $2,605 | $2,605 – $2,605 |
| 15 | Aetna workers' comp facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,605 | $2,605 | $2,605 – $2,605 |
| 16 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,703 | $2,703 | $2,703 – $2,703 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,787 | $2,787 | $2,787 – $2,787 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,787 | $2,787 | $2,787 – $2,787 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,787 | $2,787 | $2,787 – $2,787 |
| 20 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,887 | $2,887 | $2,887 – $2,887 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,300 | $4,300 | $4,300 – $4,300 |
| 22 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,272 | $5,272 | $5,272 – $5,272 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,767 | $6,767 | $6,767 – $6,767 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,767 | $6,767 | $6,767 – $6,767 |
Last updated: Apr 13, 2026
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