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
THORACOSCOPY W/BX PLEURA
Ord, NE
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Valley County Hospital’s median price of $270 is 96% below the median hospital's median price ($6.2k), higher than 7% of the 1,674 hospitals reporting CPT 32609. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 13 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 Ne medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $215 | $215 | — | — | — | $215 – $215 |
| 2 | Medica medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $215 | $215 | — | — | — | $215 – $215 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $215 | $215 | — | — | — | $215 – $215 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage/dual needs plan professional · fee schedule · both | $221 | $221 | — | — | — | $221 – $221 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $315 | $315 | — | — | — | $315 – $315 |
| 8 | Molina managed medicaid/chip professional · fee schedule · both | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 9 | Molina dual eligible plan professional · fee schedule · both | $324 | $324 | — | — | — | $324 – $324 |
| 10 | Medica individual and family business plans professional · fee schedule · both | $412 | $412 | — | — | — | $412 – $412 |
| 11 | Bcbs Ne commercial professional · case rate · both | $431 | $431 | — | — | — | $431 – $431 |
| 12 | Medica commercial plans/care system products professional · fee schedule · both | $434 | $434 | — | — | — | $434 – $434 |
| 13 | MultiPlan primary/complementary ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $693 | $693 | — | — | — | $693 – $693 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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