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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THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING
Two Rivers, WI
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc’s median price of $1.9k is 98% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 81% 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: 6 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 | Healthpartners employee trust fund percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $989.00 | $989.00 | $989.00 – $989.00 |
| 2 | Anthem blue priority case rate · outpatient | $1,183 | $1,183 | $1,183 – $1,183 |
| 3 | Healthpartners robin percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,334 | $1,334 | $1,334 – $1,334 |
| 4 | Anthem blue preferred case rate · outpatient | $1,530 | $1,530 | $1,530 – $1,530 |
| 5 | Healthpartners broad percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,725 | $1,725 | $1,725 – $1,725 |
| 6 | Healthpartners broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,725 | $1,725 | $1,725 – $1,725 |
| 7 | Molina commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,825 | $1,825 | $1,825 – $1,825 |
| 8 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,894 | $1,894 | $1,894 – $1,894 |
| 9 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,900 – $1,900 |
| 10 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,900 – $1,900 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,937 | $1,937 | $1,937 – $1,937 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,937 | $1,937 | $1,937 – $1,937 |
| 13 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,946 | $1,946 | $1,946 – $1,946 |
| 14 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,946 | $1,946 | $1,946 – $1,946 |
| 15 | Anthem ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,955 | $1,955 | $1,955 – $1,955 |
| 16 | Anthem ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,955 | $1,955 | $1,955 – $1,955 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare exchange case rate · outpatient | $2,445 | $2,445 | $2,445 – $2,445 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $2,462 | $2,462 | $2,462 – $2,462 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $2,462 | $2,462 | $2,462 – $2,462 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,683 | $2,683 | $2,683 – $2,683 |
| 21 | Cigna ppo-gppo case rate · outpatient | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 – $3,500 |
Last updated: Nov 21, 2025
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