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
Whitesburg, KY
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $592 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 15% 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 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $332.93 | $290.17 | $204.65 – $332.93 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare other · outpatient | $328.29 | $328.29 | $328.29 – $328.29 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $328.29 | $328.29 | $328.29 – $328.29 |
| 4 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $328.29 | $328.29 | $328.29 – $328.29 |
| 5 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $328.29 | $328.29 | $328.29 – $328.29 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $328.29 | $328.29 | $328.29 – $328.29 |
| 7 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $328.29 | $328.29 | $328.29 – $328.29 |
| 8 | WellCare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $510.00 | $444.50 | $313.50 – $510.00 |
| 9 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $591.60 | $515.62 | $363.66 – $591.60 |
| 10 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $591.60 | $515.62 | $363.66 – $591.60 |
| 11 | Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $609.35 | $531.09 | $374.57 – $609.35 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,559 | $1,358 | $958.06 – $1,559 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,694 | $1,516 | $1,042 – $1,784 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,836 | $1,600 | $1,129 – $1,836 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,897 | $1,654 | $1,166 – $1,897 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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