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Thoracentesis Needle/Catheter Pleura W/Imaging, Technical
Lebanon, NH
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
Alice_peck_day_memorial_hospital’s median price of $1.5k is 57% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 73% 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: 7 payers, 16 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 nh healthy families ambetter fee schedule · outpatient | $49.36 | $49.36 | $49.36 – $49.36 |
| 2 | Anthem anthem bcbs medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $979.90 | $979.90 | $979.90 – $979.90 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem bcbs individual qhp exchange pathway percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $979.90 | $979.90 | $979.90 – $979.90 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem bcbs shop qhp exchange pathway percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,372 | $1,372 | $1,372 – $1,372 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,398 | $1,398 | $1,398 – $1,398 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,427 | $1,427 | $1,427 – $1,427 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,427 | $1,427 | $1,427 – $1,427 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,518 | $1,518 | $1,518 – $1,518 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,532 | $1,532 | $1,532 – $1,532 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem hmo/pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,558 | $1,558 | $1,558 – $1,558 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs vt tvhp & managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,601 | $1,601 | $1,601 – $1,601 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,621 | $1,621 | $1,621 – $1,621 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs vt non managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,699 | $1,699 | $1,699 – $1,699 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 85% of billed percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,764 | $1,764 | $1,764 – $1,764 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,784 | $1,784 | $1,784 – $1,784 |
| 16 | Humana humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,061 | $2,061 | $2,061 – $2,061 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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