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.
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IR THORACENTESIS w CHEST TUBE
Mobile, AL
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USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital’s median price of $1.2k is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 18% 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: 11 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 | UnitedHealthcare all payor/commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $359.00 | $359.00 | $359.00 – $359.00 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo/commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $395.00 | $395.00 | $395.00 – $395.00 |
| 3 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $635.02 | $635.02 | $635.02 – $635.02 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $647.98 | $647.98 | $647.98 – $647.98 |
| 5 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $647.98 | $647.98 | $647.98 – $647.98 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage/hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $647.98 | $647.98 | $647.98 – $647.98 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $647.98 | $647.98 | $647.98 – $647.98 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $647.98 | $647.98 | $647.98 – $647.98 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · case rate · outpatient | $647.98 | $647.98 | $647.98 – $647.98 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $647.98 | $647.98 | $647.98 – $647.98 |
| 11 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $712.78 | $712.78 | $712.78 – $712.78 |
| 12 | Ambetter commercial/exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $777.57 | $777.57 | $777.57 – $777.57 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,107 | $1,107 | $1,107 – $1,107 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,187 | $1,187 | $1,187 – $1,187 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all payor/commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,256 | $1,256 | $1,256 – $1,256 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare ppo/commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,256 | $1,256 | $1,256 – $1,256 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,279 | $1,279 | $1,279 – $1,279 |
| 18 | Molina managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,305 | $1,305 | $1,305 – $1,305 |
| 19 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,512 | $1,512 | $1,512 – $1,512 |
| 20 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,512 | $1,512 | $1,512 – $1,512 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,512 | $1,512 | $1,512 – $1,512 |
| 22 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,628 | $1,628 | $1,628 – $1,628 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,628 | $1,628 | $1,628 – $1,628 |
Last updated: Apr 30, 2026
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