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 LT
Estherville, IA
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Avera Holy Family Hospital’s median price of $1.8k is 81% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 78% 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, 12 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 | Wellmark hmo case rate · outpatient | $466.60 | $466.60 | $466.60 – $466.60 |
| 2 | Wellmark ppo case rate · outpatient | $466.60 | $466.60 | $466.60 – $466.60 |
| 3 | Wellmark hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,441 | $1,441 | $1,441 – $1,441 |
| 4 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,441 | $1,441 | $1,441 – $1,441 |
| 5 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,672 | $1,672 | $1,672 – $1,672 |
| 6 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,711 | $1,711 | $1,711 – $1,711 |
| 7 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,986 | $1,986 | $1,986 – $1,986 |
| 8 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,033 | $2,033 | $2,033 – $2,033 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,195 | $2,195 | $2,195 – $2,195 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,195 | $2,195 | $2,195 – $2,195 |
| 11 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,367 | $2,367 | $2,367 – $2,367 |
| 12 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,367 | $2,367 | $2,367 – $2,367 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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