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.
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HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/O IMAGING
Low
$1
Average
$1.1k
Median
$655
High
$138.2k
Each hospital's average Humana rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
1287 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 6.4× 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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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 | PRISMA HEALTH TUOMEY HOSPITAL SUMTER, SC other · both | 1 | $586 | $586 | — | — | 19–28 | $586 – $586 |
| 2 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $1.2k | $1.3k | $271 | 22% | 4–40 | $856 – $1.8k |
| 3 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Hazard, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $502 | $502 | — | — | 3–30 | $502 – $502 |
| 4 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Hazard, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $369 | $492 | $174 | 35% | 3–30 | $369 – $738 |
| 5 | Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 6 | Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach, MO fee schedule · inpatient | 4 | $673 | $673 | — | — | 2–20 | $673 – $673 |
| 7 | Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach, MO fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $673 | $673 | — | — | 2–20 | $673 – $673 |
| 8 | Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $138 | $294 | $221 | 75% | 2–20 | $138 – $607 |
| 9 | DIGNITY HEALTH Gilbert, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $659 | $659 | — | — | 1–10 | $659 – $659 |
| 10 | DIGNITY HEALTH Las Vegas, NV fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $683 | $683 | — | — | 1–10 | $683 – $683 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Woodstock, IL other · outpatient | 1 | $361 | $361 | — | — | 1–10 | $361 – $361 |
| 12 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL other · outpatient | 1 | $469 | $469 | — | — | 1–10 | $469 – $469 |
| 13 | PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST PARKRIDGE HOSPITAL COLUMBIA, SC other · both | 1 | $602 | $602 | — | — | 1–10 | $602 – $602 |
| 14 | PRISMA HEALTH RICHLAND HOSPITAL COLUMBIA, SC other · both | 1 | $602 | $602 | — | — | 1–10 | $602 – $602 |
| 15 | Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $649 | $649 | — | — | 1–10 | $649 – $649 |
| 16 | Windom Area Hospital Lakefield, MN facility · other · inpatient | 1 | $605 | $605 | — | — | 1–10 | $605 – $605 |
| 17 | Windom Area Hospital Lakefield, MN facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $754 | $754 | — | — | 1–10 | $754 – $754 |
| 18 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY case rate · outpatient | 1 | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 19 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $562 | $562 | — | — | — | $562 – $562 |
| 20 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 21 | AGH LAVEEN LLC Phoenix, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $659 | $659 | — | — | — | $659 – $659 |
| 22 | AGH MESA LLC Mesa, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $659 | $659 | — | — | — | $659 – $659 |
| 23 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $571 | $571 | — | — | — | $571 – $571 |
| 24 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $78 | $78 | — | — | — | $78 – $78 |
| 25 | ALBANY GENERAL HOSPITAL Albany, OR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
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