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
Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging
Piedmont, SC
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AnMed Piedmont’s median price of $274 is 72% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 5% 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: 15 payers, 67 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 | Humana ah pb humana healthy horizons medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $75.63 | $75.63 | $75.63 – $75.63 |
| 2 | Molina ah pb molina healthcare of sc professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $75.63 | $75.63 | $75.63 – $75.63 |
| 3 | WellCare ah pb wellcare of sc medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $75.63 | $75.63 | $75.63 – $75.63 |
| 4 | Aetna ah pb aetna medicare professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $98.48 | $98.48 | $98.48 – $98.48 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ah pb bcbs medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $98.48 | $98.48 | $98.48 – $98.48 |
| 6 | Medicare ah pb medicare part b professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $98.48 | $98.48 | $98.48 – $98.48 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare ah pb uhc ma professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $98.48 | $98.48 | $98.48 – $98.48 |
| 8 | Devoted ah pb devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $100.45 | $100.45 | $100.45 – $100.45 |
| 9 | Humana ah pb humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $100.45 | $100.45 | $100.45 – $100.45 |
| 10 | Cigna ah pb cigna medicare adv professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $101.43 | $101.43 | $101.43 – $101.43 |
| 11 | Molina ah pb molina medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $101.43 | $101.43 | $101.43 – $101.43 |
| 12 | WellCare ah pb wellcare ma professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $101.93 | $101.93 | $101.93 – $101.93 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ah pb bcbs hix essentials options professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $102.42 | $102.42 | $102.42 – $102.42 |
| 14 | Tricare ah pb tricare professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $103.12 | $103.12 | $103.12 – $103.12 |
| 15 | Ambetter ah pb ambetter hix professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $140.83 | $140.83 | $140.83 – $140.83 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ah pb bcbs state health plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $142.11 | $142.11 | $142.11 – $142.11 |
| 17 | Molina ah pb molina hix professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $142.80 | $142.80 | $142.80 – $142.80 |
| 18 | Phcs ah pb multiplan/phcs professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $147.03 | $147.03 | $21.25 – $272.80 |
| 19 | Aetna ah pb aetna comm professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $157.57 | $157.57 | $157.57 – $157.57 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare ah pb united healthcare professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $183.28 | $183.28 | $183.28 – $183.28 |
| 21 | Cigna ah pb cigna professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $193.80 | $193.80 | $193.80 – $193.80 |
| 22 | Humana ah pb humana healthy horizons medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $212.71 | $212.71 | $212.71 – $212.71 |
| 23 | Molina ah pb molina healthcare of sc professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $212.71 | $212.71 | $212.71 – $212.71 |
| 24 | WellCare ah pb wellcare of sc medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $212.71 | $212.71 | $212.71 – $212.71 |
| 25 | Medcost ah pb medcost professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $229.99 | $229.99 | $229.99 – $229.99 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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