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.
Original text from hospital filings
Aspirate pleura w/ imaging
Duluth, MN
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital’s median price of $427 is 56% 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, 21 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 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · both | $78.25 | $78.25 | $78.25 – $78.25 |
| 2 | Medica medica minnesota medicaid plans fee schedule · both | $78.25 | $78.25 | $78.25 – $78.25 |
| 3 | Ucare ucare medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $82.05 | $82.05 | $82.05 – $82.05 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage esa fee schedule · both | $97.68 | $97.68 | $97.68 – $97.68 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mn blue cross medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $97.68 | $97.68 | $97.68 – $97.68 |
| 6 | Medica medica medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $97.69 | $97.69 | $97.69 – $97.69 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $98.66 | $98.66 | $98.66 – $98.66 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare va community care network fee schedule · both | $99.67 | $99.67 | $99.67 – $99.67 |
| 9 | Humana humana medicare ppo/pos/hmo network plans fee schedule · both | $104.03 | $104.03 | $104.03 – $104.03 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · both | $245.57 | $245.57 | $245.57 – $245.57 |
| 11 | Medica medica commercial plans fee schedule · both | $336.77 | $336.77 | $336.77 – $336.77 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo/ppo/pos/epo networks fee schedule · both | $336.77 | $336.77 | $336.77 – $336.77 |
| 13 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $426.60 | $426.60 | $341.28 – $511.92 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $649.47 | $649.47 | $649.47 – $649.47 |
| 15 | Healthpartners healthpartners medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $662.45 | $662.45 | $662.45 – $662.45 |
| 16 | Aetna medicare advantage esa fee schedule · outpatient | $668.95 | $668.95 | $668.95 – $668.95 |
| 17 | Humana humana medicare ppo/pos/hmo network plans fee schedule · outpatient | $681.94 | $681.94 | $681.94 – $681.94 |
| 18 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota state employee plan fee schedule · outpatient | $1,037 | $1,037 | $829.58 – $1,244 |
| 19 | Anthem anthem blue commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,299 | $1,299 | $1,299 – $1,299 |
| 20 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,707 | $1,707 | $1,366 – $2,049 |
| 21 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota federal employee program fee schedule · outpatient | $1,707 | $1,707 | $1,366 – $2,049 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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