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
Phoenix, AZ
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Agh Laveen Llc’s median price of $677 is 31% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 27% 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: 6 payers, 15 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $112.65 | $112.65 | $112.65 – $112.65 |
| 2 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $658.95 | $658.95 | $658.95 – $658.95 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $658.95 | $658.95 | $658.95 – $658.95 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $665.54 | $665.54 | $665.54 – $665.54 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $675.43 | $675.43 | $675.43 – $675.43 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|maricopafocus fee schedule · outpatient | $1,530 | $1,530 | $1,530 – $1,530 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|neighborhood fee schedule · outpatient | $1,530 | $1,530 | $1,530 – $1,530 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|navigate fee schedule · outpatient | $2,017 | $2,017 | $2,017 – $2,017 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,040 | $2,040 | $2,040 – $2,040 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $2,053 | $2,053 | $2,053 – $2,053 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,053 | $2,053 | $2,053 – $2,053 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $2,202 | $2,202 | $2,202 – $2,202 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,202 | $2,202 | $2,202 – $2,202 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,554 | $2,554 | $2,554 – $2,554 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options fee schedule · outpatient | $2,594 | $2,594 | $2,594 – $2,594 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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