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
$39
Average
$569
Median
$384
High
$4.3k
Each hospital's average UnitedHealthcare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
31 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 15.2× 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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43 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 | ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL Albany, NY professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 8 | $149 | $145 | $39 | 27% | — | $99 – $184 |
| 2 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Plainview, NE fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $594 | $594 | — | — | — | $594 – $594 |
| 3 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Plainview, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $406 | $460 | $95 | 21% | — | $381 – $594 |
| 4 | ALEGENT HEALTH - MERCY HOSPITAL, CORNING IOWA Corning, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $613 | $613 | — | — | — | $613 – $613 |
| 5 | ALEGENT HEALTH - MERCY HOSPITAL, CORNING IOWA Corning, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $269 | $383 | $162 | 42% | — | $269 – $613 |
| 6 | ALEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA Missouri Valley, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $600 | $600 | — | — | — | $600 – $600 |
| 7 | ALEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA Missouri Valley, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $269 | $363 | $169 | 47% | — | $219 – $600 |
| 8 | ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SCHUYLER Schuyler, NE fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $600 | $600 | — | — | — | $600 – $600 |
| 9 | ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SCHUYLER Schuyler, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $356 | $425 | $125 | 29% | — | $319 – $600 |
| 10 | AnMed Health Anderson, SC professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $121 | $129 | $120 | 93% | — | $8 – $265 |
| 11 | AnMed Health Anderson, SC professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $121 | $129 | $120 | 93% | — | $8 – $265 |
| 12 | AnMed Health Cannon Pickens, SC professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $121 | $129 | $120 | 93% | — | $8 – $265 |
| 13 | AnMed Health Cannon Pickens, SC professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $121 | $129 | $120 | 93% | — | $8 – $265 |
| 14 | AnMed Piedmont Piedmont, SC professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $97 | $104 | $95 | 92% | — | $8 – $211 |
| 15 | AnMed Piedmont Piedmont, SC professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $97 | $104 | $95 | 92% | — | $8 – $211 |
| 16 | Benson Hospital Corporation Benson, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 17 | Benson Hospital Corporation Benson, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $45 | $45 | $19 | 43% | — | $26 – $64 |
| 18 | Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $462 | $462 | — | — | — | $462 – $462 |
| 19 | Deaconess Health System Gibson General Hospital Princeton, IN professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $70 | $70 | — | — | — | $70 – $70 |
| 20 | Deaconess Health System Henderson Hospital Henderson, KY professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $175 | $175 | — | — | — | $175 – $175 |
| 21 | Deaconess Health System Union County Hospital Morganfield, KY professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $70 | $70 | — | — | — | $70 – $70 |
| 22 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $70 | $70 | — | — | — | $70 – $70 |
| 23 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $70 | $70 | — | — | — | $70 – $70 |
| 24 | Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Inc Mount Vernon, IL professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $70 | $70 | — | — | — | $70 – $70 |
| 25 | Deaconess Regional Healthcare Services Illinois Inc Marion, IL professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $217 | $217 | — | — | — | $217 – $217 |
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