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Original text from hospital filings
ED 32556 PLEURAL DRAINAGE PERC W/INSERT CATH WO IMAGING GUID
Windom, MN
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Windom Area Hospital’s median price of $1.2k is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 21% of the 2,172 hospitals reporting CPT 32556. 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, 29 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 | Aetna medicare replacement professional · fee schedule · both | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare replacement professional · fee schedule · both | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 3 | Humana medicare replacement professional · fee schedule · both | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 4 | Medica medicare replacement professional · fee schedule · both | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 5 | Ucare medicare replacement professional · fee schedule · both | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement professional · fee schedule · both | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 7 | Medica commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 8 | Bcbs Mn pmap professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $459 | $459 | — | — | — | $459 – $459 |
| 9 | Medica pmap professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $459 | $459 | — | — | — | $459 – $459 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mn pmap facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 11 | Bcbs Mn pmap facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 14 | Aetna medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 16 | Humana medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 17 | Medica medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 18 | Ucare medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 20 | Medica pmap facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 21 | Medica pmap facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 24 | Bcbs Mn commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 25 | Bcbs Nd commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
Last updated: Feb 3, 2026
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