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 IMAGE GUIDE
Omaha, NE
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System’s median price of $633 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 21% 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, 10 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|community plan fee schedule · outpatient | $243.10 | $188.19 | $32.13 – $289.34 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $672.10 | $520.29 | $88.83 – $799.94 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $602.53 | $602.53 | $602.53 – $602.53 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $602.53 | $602.53 | $602.53 – $602.53 |
| 5 | Medica medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $602.53 | $602.53 | $602.53 – $602.53 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $602.53 | $602.53 | $602.53 – $602.53 |
| 7 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,015 | $785.97 | $134.19 – $1,208 |
| 8 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,073 | $830.25 | $141.75 – $1,277 |
| 9 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,216 | $940.95 | $160.65 – $1,447 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,216 | $940.95 | $160.65 – $1,447 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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