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
THORACENTESIS PROCEDURE
Low
$26
Average
$4.6k
Median
$1.8k
High
$50k
Each hospital's average Humana rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
54 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 52.9× 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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56 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Humana 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 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Plainview, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 2 | ALEGENT HEALTH - MERCY HOSPITAL, CORNING IOWA Corning, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $269 | $269 | — | — | — | $269 – $269 |
| 3 | ALEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA Missouri Valley, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 4 | ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SCHUYLER Schuyler, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $319 | $319 | — | — | — | $319 – $319 |
| 5 | Ascension Cedar Park Park, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 6 | Ascension Seton Austin, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 7 | Ascension Seton Austin, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 8 | Ascension Seton Austin, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 9 | Ascension Seton Luling, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 10 | Ascension Seton Burnet, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 11 | Ascension Seton Smithville, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 12 | Ascension Seton Bastrop, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 13 | Ascension Seton Austin, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 14 | Austin Center for Outpatient Surgery LP, DBA Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX other · outpatient | 1 | $969 | $969 | — | — | — | $969 – $969 |
| 15 | Benson Hospital Corporation Benson, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $26 | $26 | — | — | — | $26 – $26 |
| 16 | Boone Memorial Hospital Madison, WV other · both | 1 | $74 | $74 | — | — | — | $74 – $74 |
| 17 | Central Georgia Rehabilitation LLC Macon, GA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $5.1k | $5.1k | $652 | 13% | — | $4.5k – $5.8k |
| 18 | Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner 27700 Medical Center Rd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 19 | Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.1k | $2.2k | $372 | 17% | — | $1.8k – $2.7k |
| 20 | Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 21 | Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 22 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 23 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 24 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $210 | $210 | — | — | — | $210 – $210 |
| 25 | Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Inc Mount Vernon, IL professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $273 | $273 | — | — | — | $273 – $273 |
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