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
Athol, MA
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Athol Memorial Hospital Incorporated’s median price of $947 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 49% 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: 4 payers, 7 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $109.23 | $224.79 | $71.94 – $477.84 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $946.54 | $946.54 | $946.54 – $946.54 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield indemnity fee schedule · outpatient | $991.21 | $991.21 | $991.21 – $991.21 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $991.21 | $991.21 | $991.21 – $991.21 |
| 5 | Cigna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,061 | $1,061 | $1,061 – $1,061 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 – $1,200 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial - all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,361 | $1,361 | $1,361 – $1,361 |
Last updated: Aug 28, 2026
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