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 LT
Hazard, KY
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $502 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 11% 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, 14 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 other · outpatient | $502.45 | $502.45 | $502.45 – $502.45 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $502.45 | $502.45 | $502.45 – $502.45 |
| 3 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $502.45 | $502.45 | $502.45 – $502.45 |
| 4 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $502.45 | $502.45 | $502.45 – $502.45 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $502.45 | $502.45 | $502.45 – $502.45 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $502.45 | $502.45 | $502.45 – $502.45 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.65 | $523.88 | $281.40 – $935.07 |
| 8 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.65 | $523.88 | $281.40 – $935.07 |
| 9 | Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.65 | $523.88 | $281.40 – $935.07 |
| 10 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.65 | $523.88 | $281.40 – $935.07 |
| 11 | WellCare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $500.16 | $560.30 | $300.96 – $1,000 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,542 | $1,728 | $927.96 – $3,084 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,777 | $1,990 | $1,042 – $3,643 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,876 | $2,101 | $1,129 – $3,750 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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