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HC INSERT CATH PLEURA W IMAGING
Philadelphia, PA
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Temple University Hospital - Northeastern Campus’s median price of $2.1k is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 62% 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, 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 | $1,608 | $1,608 | $1,608 – $1,608 |
| 2 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,608 | $1,608 | $1,608 – $1,608 |
| 3 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage select 65 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,608 | $1,608 | $1,608 – $1,608 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,608 | $1,608 | $1,608 – $1,608 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,608 | $1,608 | $1,608 – $1,608 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,640 | $1,640 | $1,640 – $1,640 |
| 7 | Aetna coventry facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,657 | $1,657 | $1,657 – $1,657 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare dsnp/medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,689 | $1,689 | $1,689 – $1,689 |
| 9 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,705 | $1,705 | $1,705 – $1,705 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,737 | $1,737 | $1,737 – $1,737 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,121 | $2,121 | $2,121 – $2,121 |
| 12 | Oscar pennsylvania health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,412 | $2,412 | $2,412 – $2,412 |
| 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 indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,803 | $2,803 | $2,803 – $2,803 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,986 | $2,986 | $2,986 – $2,986 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,986 | $2,986 | $2,986 – $2,986 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,986 | $2,986 | $2,986 – $2,986 |
| 20 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo/temple member facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,025 | $3,025 | $3,025 – $3,025 |
| 21 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,124 | $5,124 | $5,124 – $5,124 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,767 | $6,767 | $6,767 – $6,767 |
| 23 | 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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