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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ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING
Park, TX
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Ascension Cedar Park’s median price of $224 is 77% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 3% 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: 5 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4219_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 5003_blue cross star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare 4253_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare 4264_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare 4311_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4127_blue cross blue shield bav exchange 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $453.97 | $453.97 | $453.97 – $453.97 |
| 9 | Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · outpatient | $466.49 | $466.49 | $466.49 – $466.49 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4440_blue cross blue shield hpn 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient | $605.29 | $605.29 | $605.29 – $605.29 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4497_blue cross blue shield hpn (dell, williamson,hays) 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient | $605.29 | $605.29 | $605.29 – $605.29 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4095_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $649.43 | $649.43 | $649.43 – $649.43 |
| 13 | Oscar 4511_oscar health plan 20251001 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $669.99 | $669.99 | $669.99 – $669.99 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4094_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $737.70 | $737.70 | $737.70 – $737.70 |
| 15 | Humana 206_humana hmo custom 20140201 other · outpatient | $969.15 | $969.15 | $969.15 – $969.15 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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