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
ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING
Tustin, CA
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Alta Newport Hospital, LLC’s median price of $618 is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 19% 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: 8 payers, 17 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 | Bcbs Ca covered california/ifp/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.37 | $12.37 | $12.37 – $12.37 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.18 | $14.18 | $14.18 – $14.18 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca epo/ppo/out of state facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15.44 | $15.44 | $15.44 – $15.44 |
| 4 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $240.56 | $240.56 | $240.56 – $240.56 |
| 5 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $240.57 | $240.57 | $240.57 – $240.57 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 10 | Optum commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 11 | Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $630.63 | $630.63 | $630.63 – $630.63 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $630.63 | $630.63 | $630.63 – $630.63 |
| 13 | Aetna exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $803.74 | $803.74 | $803.74 – $803.74 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,410 | $1,410 | $1,410 – $1,410 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial hmo-ppo/covered california facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,594 | $1,594 | $1,594 – $1,594 |
| 16 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,912 | $1,912 | $1,912 – $1,912 |
| 17 | Anthem ppg facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,993 | $1,993 | $1,993 – $1,993 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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