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
PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING
NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA
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Alle-kiski Medical Center’s median price of $131 is 87% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 1% 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, 55 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 | Highmark highmark community blue medicare fee schedule · inpatient | $93.67 | $93.67 | $93.67 – $93.67 |
| 2 | Highmark highmark community blue medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $93.67 | $93.67 | $93.67 – $93.67 |
| 3 | Highmark highmark security blue fee schedule · inpatient | $103.74 | $103.74 | $103.74 – $103.74 |
| 4 | Highmark highmark together blue fee schedule · inpatient | $123.78 | $123.78 | $123.78 – $123.78 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid fee schedule · inpatient | $128.62 | $128.62 | $128.62 – $128.62 |
| 6 | Highmark highmark blue high performance fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 7 | Highmark highmark community blue fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 8 | Highmark highmark connect blue fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 9 | Highmark highmark indemnity fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 10 | Highmark highmark managed care fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 11 | Highmark highmark my blue access fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 12 | Highmark highmark my direct blue fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 13 | Highmark highmark performance blue fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 14 | Highmark highmark social mission indemnity fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 15 | Highmark highmark social mission managed care fee schedule · inpatient | $130.94 | $130.94 | $130.94 – $130.94 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna commercial fee schedule · inpatient | $171.92 | $171.92 | $171.92 – $171.92 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare navigate nexus commercial fee schedule · inpatient | $206.15 | $206.15 | $206.15 – $206.15 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare navigate nexus commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $206.15 | $206.15 | $206.15 – $206.15 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial fee schedule · inpatient | $217.34 | $217.34 | $217.34 – $217.34 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare of oh medicaid fee schedule · inpatient | $217.34 | $217.34 | $217.34 – $217.34 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare of oh medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $217.34 | $217.34 | $217.34 – $217.34 |
| 22 | Highmark highmark together blue fee schedule · outpatient | $254.24 | $254.24 | $123.78 – $384.70 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna better health chip fee schedule · outpatient | $88.70 | $260.53 | $88.70 – $776.00 |
| 24 | Highmark highmark wholecare medicaid hc fee schedule · outpatient | $122.41 | $359.53 | $122.41 – $1,071 |
| 25 | Highmark highmark my direct blue fee schedule · outpatient | $394.53 | $394.53 | $130.94 – $658.12 |
Last updated: Apr 14, 2026
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