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Pleural Effusion with Complications

California rates for MS-DRG 187

Pleural Effusion with CC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pleural Effusion with Complications cost?

$18,197

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,197 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14,125 to $26,303.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,197 · 10th to 90th $7,943 to $35,481
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $18,197

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$46,773.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$35,481.34
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$35,481.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$41,686.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$38,904.51

Where California sits

The same service costs 97.7 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 15th of 51

$18,197

AK $26,915HI $275

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.