CPT 32422
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 W/TUBE INSERT
Prices here combine facility and professional fees. See them separately →Experimental
Low
$200
Average
$9.8k
Median
$5.8k
High
$28.8k
Showing only prices reported under the case rate methodology. Choose another in the filter below to change the chart. 107 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 5.0× 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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Reflects a negotiated flat case rate paid per episode of care, rather than itemized charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital PANAMA CITY, FL | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 2 | Northside Hospital, Inc. Lawrenceville, GA | $6.0k | $6.1k | $1.1k | 18% | — | $4.3k – $7.9k |
| 3 | The Medical Center of Central Georgia Inc Macon, GA | $5.4k | $5.2k | $556 | 11% | — | $4.5k – $5.8k |
| 4 | Northside Hospital, Inc. Atlanta, GA | $6.0k | $6.1k | $1.1k | 18% | — | $4.3k – $7.9k |
| 5 | Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie du Sac, WI | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 6 | Tristar Centennial Medical Center SPRING HILL, TN | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 7 | Tristar Northcrest Medical Center SPRINGFIELD, TN | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 8 | Navicent Health Baldwin Inc Milledgeville, GA | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 9 | Davis Medical Center Elkins, WV | $339 | $339 | — | — | — | $339 – $339 |
| 10 | Hca Florida University Hospital Davie, FL | $19.1k | $16.6k | $4.9k | 29% | — | $9.8k – $21.0k |
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