Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Atrium Health Hospitals Inc

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING

Shelby, NC

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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc’s median price of $2.6k is 161% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 92% 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 Atrium Health Hospitals Inc

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 14 payers, 53 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	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$90.92	$90.92	$90.92 – $90.92
2	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$90.92	$90.92	$90.92 – $90.92
3	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$90.92	$90.92	$90.92 – $90.92
4	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$99.81	$99.81	$99.81 – $99.81
5	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$101.81	$101.81	$101.81 – $101.81
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$103.30	$103.30	$103.30 – $103.30
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both	$103.59	$103.59	$103.59 – $103.59
8	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$361.03	$361.03	$361.03 – $361.03
9	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$370.86	$370.86	$370.86 – $370.86
10	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$592.18	$592.18	$592.18 – $592.18
11	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$600.89	$600.89	$600.89 – $600.89
12	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$609.60	$609.60	$609.60 – $609.60
13	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$611.40	$611.40	$611.40 – $611.40
14	Aetna broad network fee schedule · both	$680.68	$680.68	$680.68 – $680.68
15	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$721.45	$721.45	$721.45 – $721.45
16	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$735.26	$735.26	$735.26 – $735.26
17	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,070	$1,070	$1,070 – $1,070
18	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,355	$1,355	$1,355 – $1,355
19	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,549	$1,549	$1,549 – $1,549
20	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,633	$1,633	$1,633 – $1,633
21	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,652	$1,652	$1,652 – $1,652
22	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,782	$1,782	$1,193 – $2,371
23	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,856	$1,856	$1,856 – $1,856
24	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,882	$1,882	$1,882 – $1,882
25	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,963	$1,963	$1,963 – $1,963

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