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
Aspirate pleura w/ imaging
Bangor, ME
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Acadia Hospital’s median price of $414 is 58% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 9% 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, 14 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 | Optum commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $212.16 | $212.16 | $110.67 – $313.65 |
| 2 | Aetna mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $281.55 | $281.55 | $149.10 – $414.00 |
| 3 | Anthem mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $281.55 | $281.55 | $149.10 – $414.00 |
| 4 | Optum mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.18 | $287.18 | $152.08 – $422.28 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.18 | $287.18 | $152.08 – $422.28 |
| 6 | WellCare mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.18 | $287.18 | $152.08 – $422.28 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $459.51 | $459.51 | $262.59 – $656.43 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $492.72 | $492.72 | $260.93 – $724.50 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $508.41 | $508.41 | $292.71 – $724.11 |
| 10 | Anthem mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.38 | $598.38 | $598.38 – $598.38 |
| 11 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $610.35 | $610.35 | $610.35 – $610.35 |
| 12 | Optum mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $610.35 | $610.35 | $610.35 – $610.35 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $610.35 | $610.35 | $610.35 – $610.35 |
| 14 | WellCare mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $610.35 | $610.35 | $610.35 – $610.35 |
Last updated: Mar 30, 2026
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