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 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING
Waterloo, IA
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation’s median price of $262 is 73% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 4% 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, 25 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 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $98.09 | $98.09 | $98.09 – $98.09 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $100.05 | $100.05 | $100.05 – $100.05 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $100.05 | $100.05 | $100.05 – $100.05 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $102.99 | $102.99 | $102.99 – $102.99 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $102.99 | $102.99 | $102.99 – $102.99 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $197.80 | $197.80 | $197.80 – $197.80 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $197.80 | $197.80 | $197.80 – $197.80 |
| 8 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $232.70 | $232.70 | $232.70 – $232.70 |
| 9 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $257.02 | $257.02 | $257.02 – $257.02 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $261.95 | $261.95 | $261.95 – $261.95 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $306.92 | $306.92 | $306.92 – $306.92 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $357.14 | $357.14 | $357.14 – $357.14 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $357.14 | $357.14 | $357.14 – $357.14 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $581.44 | $581.44 | $581.44 – $581.44 |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $581.44 | $581.44 | $581.44 – $581.44 |
| 16 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $581.44 | $581.44 | $581.44 – $581.44 |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $598.54 | $598.54 | $598.54 – $598.54 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $598.54 | $598.54 | $598.54 – $598.54 |
| 19 | Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $652.15 | $652.15 | $615.55 – $688.74 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $845.57 | $845.57 | $845.57 – $845.57 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $845.57 | $845.57 | $845.57 – $845.57 |
| 22 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,373 | $1,373 | $1,373 – $1,373 |
| 23 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,428 | $1,428 | $1,428 – $1,428 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,685 | $1,685 | $1,685 – $1,685 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,685 | $1,685 | $1,685 – $1,685 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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