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PR PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/IMAGING
Burlington, VT
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University of Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $1.2k is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 19% 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: 7 payers, 25 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $432.55 | $432.55 | $432.55 – $432.55 |
| 2 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $453.60 | $453.60 | $453.60 – $453.60 |
| 3 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $564.61 | $564.61 | $518.83 – $610.39 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $592.34 | $592.34 | $544.31 – $640.36 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $637.18 | $637.18 | $637.18 – $637.18 |
| 6 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $640.36 | $640.36 | $640.36 – $640.36 |
| 7 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $777.60 | $777.60 | $777.60 – $777.60 |
| 8 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $893.46 | $893.46 | $893.46 – $893.46 |
| 9 | Cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $972.00 | $972.00 | $972.00 – $972.00 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $1,031 | $1,031 | $947.07 – $1,114 |
| 11 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,241 | $1,241 | $1,241 – $1,241 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,264 | $1,264 | $1,264 – $1,264 |
| 13 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,406 | $1,406 | $1,406 – $1,406 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,463 | $1,463 | $1,463 – $1,463 |
| 15 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 16 | Excellus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,593 | $1,593 | $1,593 – $1,593 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,595 | $1,595 | $1,595 – $1,595 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,736 | $1,736 | $1,736 – $1,736 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,736 | $1,736 | $1,736 – $1,736 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,076 | $2,076 | $2,076 – $2,076 |
| 21 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $2,239 | $2,239 | $2,239 – $2,239 |
| 22 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $2,470 | $2,470 | $2,470 – $2,470 |
| 23 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $2,470 | $2,470 | $2,470 – $2,470 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $2,470 | $2,470 | $2,470 – $2,470 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $3,032 | $3,032 | $3,032 – $3,032 |
Last updated: Oct 12, 2026
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