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 IR THORACENTESIS W IMAGE LT
Brenham, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham’s median price of $1.2k is 22% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 60% 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, 34 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 – $71.00 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 – $75.00 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $81.00 | $81.00 | $81.00 – $81.00 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 – $85.00 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $239.41 | $239.41 | $239.41 – $239.41 |
| 6 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $267.27 | $267.27 | $267.27 – $267.27 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $295.41 | $295.41 | $295.41 – $295.41 |
| 8 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $295.41 | $295.41 | $295.41 – $295.41 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $315.10 | $315.10 | $315.10 – $315.10 |
| 10 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $337.61 | $337.61 | $337.61 – $337.61 |
| 11 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $353.19 | $353.19 | $353.19 – $353.19 |
| 12 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $506.41 | $506.41 | $506.41 – $506.41 |
| 13 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $853.54 | $835.48 | $787.32 – $853.54 |
| 14 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,004 | $982.92 | $926.26 – $1,004 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · case rate · outpatient | $989.90 | $989.90 | $989.90 – $989.90 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $995.51 | $995.51 | $995.51 – $995.51 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $995.51 | $995.51 | $995.51 – $995.51 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,003 | $1,003 | $1,003 – $1,003 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 20 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,086 | $1,086 | $1,086 – $1,086 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,147 | $1,147 | $1,147 – $1,147 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,148 | $1,148 | $1,148 – $1,148 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,190 | $1,190 | $1,190 – $1,190 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,211 | $1,211 | $1,211 – $1,211 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,212 | $1,212 | $1,212 – $1,212 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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