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
HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING GUIDANCE
Chillicothe, OH
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
Adena Health System’s median price of $3.4k is 244% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 97% 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: 9 payers, 25 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.98 | $598.98 | $598.98 – $598.98 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.98 | $598.98 | $598.98 – $598.98 |
| 3 | Medical Mutual medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.98 | $598.98 | $598.98 – $598.98 |
| 4 | Molina medicare advantage/dual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.98 | $598.98 | $598.98 – $598.98 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.98 | $598.98 | $598.98 – $598.98 |
| 6 | Caresource medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $610.96 | $610.96 | $610.96 – $610.96 |
| 7 | Molina managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $872.00 | $872.00 | $872.00 – $872.00 |
| 8 | Caresource commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,198 | $1,198 | $1,198 – $1,198 |
| 9 | Molina commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,228 | $1,228 | $1,228 – $1,228 |
| 10 | Medical Mutual managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,183 | $2,183 | $2,183 – $2,183 |
| 11 | Medical Mutual managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,183 | $2,183 | $2,183 – $2,183 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,838 | $2,838 | $2,838 – $2,838 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,838 | $2,838 | $2,838 – $2,838 |
| 14 | Medical Mutual traditional commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,021 | $3,021 | $3,021 – $3,021 |
| 15 | Anthem traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,060 | $3,060 | $3,060 – $3,060 |
| 16 | Anthem traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,060 | $3,060 | $3,060 – $3,060 |
| 17 | Anthem pathway hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,391 | $3,391 | $3,391 – $3,391 |
| 18 | Anthem hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,421 | $3,421 | $3,421 – $3,421 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,430 | $3,430 | $3,430 – $3,430 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,430 | $3,430 | $3,430 – $3,430 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,445 | $3,445 | $3,445 – $3,445 |
| 22 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,772 | $3,772 | $3,772 – $3,772 |
| 23 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,772 | $3,772 | $3,772 – $3,772 |
| 24 | Anthem ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,990 | $3,990 | $3,990 – $3,990 |
| 25 | Anthem blue preferred/blue access facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,433 | $4,433 | $4,433 – $4,433 |
Last updated: Aug 19, 2026
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