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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Aspirate pleura w/ imaging
Calhoun, GA
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Adventhealth Gordon’s median price of $791 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 39% 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: 4 payers, 6 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 | Cigna medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $624.42 | $624.42 | $624.42 – $624.42 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $649.90 | $649.90 | $649.90 – $649.90 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $656.27 | $656.27 | $656.27 – $656.27 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $791.00 | $791.00 | $791.00 – $791.00 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,244 | $1,244 | $1,244 – $1,244 |
| 6 | Oscar individual plan hmo exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $1,263 | $1,263 | $1,263 – $1,263 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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