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 ASP PLEURA W/GUIDANCE
Plainview, NE
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Alegent Creighton Health’s median price of $881 is 10% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 44% 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, 23 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $559.98 | $628.71 | $434.32 – $891.82 |
| 2 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $559.98 | $628.71 | $434.32 – $891.82 |
| 3 | Medica medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $559.98 | $628.71 | $434.32 – $891.82 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $559.98 | $628.71 | $434.32 – $891.82 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|community plan fee schedule · outpatient | $596.70 | $669.93 | $462.80 – $950.30 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blueprint fee schedule · inpatient | $828.50 | $930.18 | $642.58 – $1,319 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blueprint fee schedule · outpatient | $828.50 | $930.18 | $642.58 – $1,319 |
| 8 | Medica commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $835.38 | $937.91 | $647.92 – $1,330 |
| 9 | Medica commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $835.38 | $937.91 | $647.92 – $1,330 |
| 10 | Medica commercial|chi health fee schedule · inpatient | $835.38 | $937.91 | $647.92 – $1,330 |
| 11 | Medica commercial|chi health fee schedule · outpatient | $835.38 | $937.91 | $647.92 – $1,330 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $872.10 | $979.13 | $676.40 – $1,389 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $872.10 | $979.13 | $676.40 – $1,389 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $872.10 | $979.13 | $676.40 – $1,389 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $872.10 | $979.13 | $676.40 – $1,389 |
| 16 | Medica commercial|aco fee schedule · inpatient | $881.28 | $989.44 | $683.52 – $1,404 |
| 17 | Medica commercial|aco fee schedule · outpatient | $881.28 | $989.44 | $683.52 – $1,404 |
| 18 | Medica commercial|open access fee schedule · inpatient | $881.28 | $989.44 | $683.52 – $1,404 |
| 19 | Medica commercial|open access fee schedule · outpatient | $881.28 | $989.44 | $683.52 – $1,404 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $899.64 | $1,010 | $697.76 – $1,433 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $899.64 | $1,010 | $697.76 – $1,433 |
| 22 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $899.64 | $1,010 | $697.76 – $1,433 |
| 23 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $899.64 | $1,010 | $697.76 – $1,433 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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