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THORACENTESIS W/IMG BIL
Paintsville, KY
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ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc.’s median price of $389 is 60% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 9% 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 | $179.07 | $223.80 | $179.07 – $358.00 |
| 2 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $179.07 | $223.80 | $179.07 – $358.00 |
| 3 | Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $179.07 | $223.80 | $179.07 – $358.00 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $179.07 | $223.80 | $179.07 – $358.00 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $179.07 | $223.80 | $179.07 – $358.00 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare other · outpatient | $389.22 | $389.22 | $389.22 – $389.22 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $389.22 | $389.22 | $389.22 – $389.22 |
| 8 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $389.22 | $389.22 | $389.22 – $389.22 |
| 9 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $389.22 | $389.22 | $389.22 – $389.22 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $389.22 | $389.22 | $389.22 – $389.22 |
| 11 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $389.22 | $389.22 | $389.22 – $389.22 |
| 12 | WellCare medicaid other · outpatient | $428.14 | $428.14 | $428.14 – $428.14 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $659.60 | $824.37 | $659.60 – $1,319 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $940.50 | $1,175 | $940.50 – $1,880 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,096 | $1,336 | $1,042 – $2,192 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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