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 THORACEN NEED/CATH WITH IMAGE
Philadelphia, PA
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Temple University Hospital - Northeastern Campus’s median price of $961 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 50% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 23 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 | $640.89 | $640.89 | $640.89 – $640.89 |
| 2 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $640.89 | $640.89 | $640.89 – $640.89 |
| 3 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage select 65 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $640.89 | $640.89 | $640.89 – $640.89 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $640.89 | $640.89 | $640.89 – $640.89 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $640.89 | $640.89 | $640.89 – $640.89 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $653.71 | $653.71 | $653.71 – $653.71 |
| 7 | Aetna coventry facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $660.12 | $660.12 | $660.12 – $660.12 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare dsnp/medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $672.93 | $672.93 | $672.93 – $672.93 |
| 9 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $679.34 | $679.34 | $679.34 – $679.34 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $692.16 | $692.16 | $692.16 – $692.16 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $845.40 | $845.40 | $845.40 – $845.40 |
| 12 | Oscar pennsylvania health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $961.34 | $961.34 | $961.34 – $961.34 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,544 | $1,414 | $535.65 – $1,822 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,544 | $1,414 | $535.65 – $1,822 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,544 | $1,414 | $535.65 – $1,822 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,978 | $1,978 | $1,978 – $1,978 |
| 17 | Aetna first health facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,978 | $1,978 | $1,978 – $1,978 |
| 18 | Aetna workers' comp facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,978 | $1,978 | $1,978 – $1,978 |
| 19 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,042 | $2,042 | $2,042 – $2,042 |
| 20 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,803 | $2,803 | $2,803 – $2,803 |
| 21 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo/temple member facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,025 | $3,025 | $3,025 – $3,025 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,499 | $3,204 | $1,214 – $4,130 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,499 | $3,204 | $1,214 – $4,130 |
Last updated: Apr 13, 2026
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