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 GUIDANCE
Oregon, OH
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Bay Park Community Hospital’s median price of $2.1k is 114% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 86% 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, 31 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 | Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.26 | $264.26 | $264.26 – $264.26 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $286.37 | $286.37 | $286.37 – $286.37 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $286.37 | $286.37 | $286.37 – $286.37 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health aetna mycare oh medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $303.81 | $303.81 | $303.81 – $303.81 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health of michigan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $314.31 | $314.31 | $314.31 – $314.31 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health of michigan facility · other · outpatient | $371.00 | $371.00 | $371.00 – $371.00 |
| 7 | Caresource caresource just4me professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $451.77 | $451.77 | $451.77 – $451.77 |
| 8 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $584.66 | $584.66 | $584.66 – $584.66 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $605.58 | $605.58 | $605.58 – $605.58 |
| 10 | Anthem anthem medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $605.58 | $605.58 | $605.58 – $605.58 |
| 11 | Aetna Better Health aetna mycare oh medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $623.67 | $623.67 | $623.67 – $623.67 |
| 12 | Caresource caresource just4me facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,161 | $1,161 | $1,161 – $1,161 |
| 13 | Anthem anthem hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1,966 | $1,966 | $1,966 – $1,966 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1,997 | $1,997 | $1,997 – $1,997 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna meritain facility · other · outpatient | $2,065 | $2,065 | $2,065 – $2,065 |
| 18 | Anthem anthem hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,132 | $2,132 | $2,132 – $2,132 |
| 19 | Anthem anthem ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,132 | $2,132 | $2,132 – $2,132 |
| 20 | Medical Mutual mmo supermed facility · other · outpatient | $2,351 | $2,351 | $2,351 – $2,351 |
| 21 | Medical Mutual mmo supermed professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,702 | $2,702 | $2,702 – $2,702 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,906 | $2,906 | $2,906 – $2,906 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare uhc professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,058 | $3,058 | $3,058 – $3,058 |
| 24 | Aetna aetna hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,324 | $5,324 | $5,324 – $5,324 |
| 25 | Aetna aetna meritain professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,661 | $5,661 | $5,661 – $5,661 |
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
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