Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

THORACENTESIS W/IMG RT

Williamson, KY

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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $357 is 63% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 8% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32555 at Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 20 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	WellCare medicaid fee schedule · both	$91.46	$91.46	$91.46 – $91.46
2	Aetna medicare fee schedule · both	$92.28	$92.28	$92.28 – $92.28
3	Optum veterans affairs plan fee schedule · both	$92.28	$92.28	$92.28 – $92.28
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · both	$92.28	$92.28	$92.28 – $92.28
5	WellCare medicare fee schedule · both	$92.28	$92.28	$92.28 – $92.28
6	Aetna Better Health medicaid fee schedule · both	$143.77	$143.77	$143.77 – $143.77
7	Aetna medicare other · outpatient	$357.46	$357.46	$357.46 – $357.46
8	Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient	$357.46	$357.46	$357.46 – $357.46
9	Humana medicare other · outpatient	$357.46	$357.46	$357.46 – $357.46
10	Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient	$357.46	$357.46	$357.46 – $357.46
11	UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient	$357.46	$357.46	$357.46 – $357.46
12	WellCare medicare other · outpatient	$357.46	$357.46	$357.46 – $357.46
13	Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$410.04	$410.04	$410.04 – $410.04
14	Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$410.04	$410.04	$410.04 – $410.04
15	Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$410.04	$410.04	$410.04 – $410.04
16	Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$410.04	$410.04	$410.04 – $410.04
17	WellCare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$616.40	$616.40	$616.40 – $616.40
18	UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,922	$1,922	$1,922 – $1,922
19	Anthem commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,285	$2,285	$2,226 – $2,343
20	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,412	$2,412	$2,412 – $2,412

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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