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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THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING
Libertyville, IL
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Advocate Condell Medical Center’s median price of $1.5k is 52% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 71% 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: 8 payers, 13 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 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $934.51 | $934.51 | $934.51 – $934.51 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $934.51 | $934.51 | $934.51 – $934.51 |
| 3 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $966.73 | $966.73 | $966.73 – $966.73 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,312 | $1,312 | $1,264 – $1,361 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,406 | $1,406 | $1,406 – $1,406 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,633 | $1,633 | $1,570 – $1,696 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,767 | $1,767 | $1,767 – $1,767 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,786 | $1,786 | $1,786 – $1,786 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,803 | $1,803 | $1,803 – $1,803 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,944 | $1,944 | $1,944 – $1,944 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,944 | $1,944 | $1,944 – $1,944 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $3,811 | $3,714 | $3,310 – $4,021 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,681 | $4,681 | $4,681 – $4,681 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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