CPT 32000
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
Drainage of chest
Low
$66
Average
$467
Median
$66
High
$4.3k
Each hospital's average UnitedHealthcare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
18 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 14.7× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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19 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a UnitedHealthcare rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Kings Mountain, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 2 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 3 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 4 | Benson Hospital Corporation Benson, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $194 | $194 | — | — | — | $194 – $194 |
| 5 | Benson Hospital Corporation Benson, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $136 | $136 | $58 | 43% | — | $77 – $194 |
| 6 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 7 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 8 | Carolinas Medical Center Davidson, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 9 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 10 | Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $615 | $615 | — | — | — | $615 – $615 |
| 11 | Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 12 | HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOULTON, ME percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $459 | $459 | — | — | — | $459 – $459 |
| 13 | Physicians Medical Center_F HOUMA, LA facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 14 | Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $258 | $258 | $153 | 59% | — | $105 – $410 |
| 15 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 16 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Kannapolis, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 17 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Waxhaw, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 18 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Huntersville, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 19 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Albemarle, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
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