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
THORACENTESIS W IMG UNI
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $864 is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 44% 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: 9 payers, 28 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $105.95 | $105.95 | $105.95 – $105.95 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $105.95 | $105.95 | $105.95 – $105.95 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $105.95 | $105.95 | $105.95 – $105.95 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $121.88 | $121.88 | $121.88 – $121.88 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 11 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $864.12 | $864.12 | $864.12 – $864.12 |
| 12 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
| 13 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,074 | $2,123 | $1,373 – $2,921 |
| 14 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,074 | $2,123 | $1,373 – $2,921 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,341 | $2,396 | $1,550 – $3,297 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,341 | $2,396 | $1,550 – $3,297 |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|premertiered fee schedule · outpatient | $2,400 | $2,456 | $1,589 – $3,380 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2,907 | $2,907 | $2,907 – $2,907 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,933 | $3,002 | $1,942 – $4,131 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,963 | $3,033 | $1,962 – $4,173 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,963 | $3,033 | $1,962 – $4,173 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,963 | $3,033 | $1,962 – $4,173 |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $3,562 | $3,562 | $3,562 – $3,562 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,842 | $3,842 | $3,842 – $3,842 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,056 | $4,056 | $4,056 – $4,056 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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