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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING GUIDANCE
Ontario, OH
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Avita Ontario Hospital’s median price of $3.5k is 259% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 97% 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: 8 payers, 27 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 | Molina marketplace_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $919.55 | $919.55 | $919.55 – $919.55 |
| 2 | Medical Mutual commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $923.36 | $923.36 | $923.36 – $923.36 |
| 3 | Anthem traditional_blue_access_blue_preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,087 | $1,087 | $1,087 – $1,087 |
| 4 | Anthem blue_access_i-ii_enhanced_choice_pathway_x percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,095 | $1,095 | $1,095 – $1,095 |
| 5 | Anthem blue_access_blue_preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,131 | $1,131 | $1,131 – $1,131 |
| 6 | Anthem pathway_group_hmo_pathway_x percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 7 | Caresource medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,283 | $1,283 | $1,283 – $1,283 |
| 8 | Molina medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,283 | $1,283 | $1,283 – $1,283 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,283 | $1,283 | $1,283 – $1,283 |
| 10 | Anthem medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,322 | $1,322 | $1,322 – $1,322 |
| 11 | Humana medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,388 | $1,388 | $1,388 – $1,388 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,399 | $1,399 | $1,399 – $1,399 |
| 13 | Aetna all_commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,527 | $1,527 | $1,527 – $1,527 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,527 | $1,527 | $1,527 – $1,527 |
| 15 | Anthem medicare_inpatient per diem · both | $3,518 | $3,518 | $3,518 – $3,518 |
| 16 | Humana medicare_inpatient per diem · both | $3,518 | $3,518 | $3,518 – $3,518 |
| 17 | Molina medicare_inpatient per diem · both | $3,518 | $3,518 | $3,518 – $3,518 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_inpatient per diem · both | $3,518 | $3,518 | $3,518 – $3,518 |
| 19 | Aetna medicare_inpatient per diem · both | $3,588 | $3,588 | $3,588 – $3,588 |
| 20 | Medical Mutual medicare_inpatient per diem · both | $3,588 | $3,588 | $3,588 – $3,588 |
| 21 | Molina marketplace_inpatient per diem · both | $5,629 | $5,629 | $5,629 – $5,629 |
| 22 | Aetna medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $13,979 | $13,979 | $13,979 – $13,979 |
| 23 | Anthem medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $13,979 | $13,979 | $13,979 – $13,979 |
| 24 | Humana medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $13,979 | $13,979 | $13,979 – $13,979 |
| 25 | Molina medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $13,979 | $13,979 | $13,979 – $13,979 |
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
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