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
Mitchell, SD
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Avera Queen of Peace’s median price of $2.0k is 104% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 83% 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, 14 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 | Medica com fee schedule · both | $224.99 | $224.99 | $224.99 – $224.99 |
| 2 | Medica ind fee schedule · both | $224.99 | $224.99 | $224.99 – $224.99 |
| 3 | Healthpartners com fee schedule · both | $239.18 | $239.18 | $239.18 – $239.18 |
| 4 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $242.00 | $242.00 | $242.00 – $242.00 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare com fee schedule · both | $313.24 | $313.24 | $313.24 – $313.24 |
| 6 | Wellmark hmo outpatient | $1,995 | $1,995 | $1,995 – $1,995 |
| 7 | Wellmark ppo case rate · outpatient | $1,995 | $1,995 | $1,995 – $1,995 |
| 8 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,928 | $2,249 | $1,928 – $2,892 |
| 9 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,222 | $2,592 | $2,222 – $3,333 |
| 10 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,233 | $2,605 | $2,233 – $3,349 |
| 11 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,612 | $3,047 | $2,612 – $3,918 |
| 12 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,640 | $3,080 | $2,640 – $3,960 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,023 | $3,527 | $3,023 – $4,535 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,023 | $3,527 | $3,023 – $4,535 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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