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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23-EMERGENCY ROOM-ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGING
Abington, PA
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Abington Memorial Hospital’s median price of $132 is 86% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 2% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 9 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna Better Health jcp001 abington chip professional · fee schedule · both | $132.46 | $134.81 | $132.46 – $137.55 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health jab001 chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $152.82 | $152.82 | $152.82 – $152.82 |
| 3 | Highmark highmark commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $193.93 | $193.93 | $193.93 – $193.93 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial savings plus facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,314 | $1,314 | $227.98 – $2,400 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial pebtf facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,561 | $2,561 | $2,561 – $2,561 |
| 7 | Aetna abington commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,667 | $2,667 | $2,667 – $2,667 |
| 8 | Cigna jab001_jab002 commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,802 | $2,802 | $2,802 – $2,802 |
| 9 | Cigna jab001_jab002 ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,362 | $3,362 | $3,362 – $3,362 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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