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.
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THORACENTESIS W/IMG RT
Harlan, KY
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $568 is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 13% 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, 15 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 Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $200.64 | $250.76 | $200.64 – $401.12 |
| 2 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $200.64 | $250.76 | $200.64 – $401.12 |
| 3 | Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $200.64 | $250.76 | $200.64 – $401.12 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $204.65 | $255.77 | $204.65 – $409.14 |
| 5 | WellCare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $326.04 | $407.49 | $326.04 – $651.82 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare other · outpatient | $567.81 | $567.81 | $567.81 – $567.81 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $567.81 | $567.81 | $567.81 – $567.81 |
| 8 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $567.81 | $567.81 | $567.81 – $567.81 |
| 9 | Optum veterans affairs plan fee schedule · outpatient | $567.81 | $567.81 | $567.81 – $567.81 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $567.81 | $567.81 | $567.81 – $567.81 |
| 11 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $567.81 | $567.81 | $567.81 – $567.81 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $935.48 | $1,169 | $935.48 – $1,870 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,096 | $1,336 | $1,042 – $2,192 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,129 | $1,411 | $1,129 – $2,256 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,166 | $1,458 | $1,166 – $2,332 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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