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
Aspirate pleura w/ imaging
Beaufort, SC
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Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s median price of $1.1k is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 57% 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: 11 payers, 33 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 | Humana military professional · other · both | $275.08 | $275.08 | $275.08 – $275.08 |
| 2 | Tricare humana military facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $422.80 | $476.21 | $422.80 – $796.68 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc hix facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $491.40 | $553.48 | $491.40 – $925.94 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc hix facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $491.40 | $553.48 | $491.40 – $925.94 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $568.81 | $568.81 | $568.81 – $568.81 |
| 6 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $568.81 | $568.81 | $568.81 – $568.81 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $568.81 | $568.81 | $568.81 – $568.81 |
| 8 | Medcost medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $568.81 | $568.81 | $568.81 – $568.81 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $568.81 | $568.81 | $568.81 – $568.81 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue option hix facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $512.54 | $577.29 | $512.54 – $965.77 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue option hix facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $512.54 | $577.29 | $512.54 – $965.77 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $585.88 | $585.88 | $585.88 – $585.88 |
| 13 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $609.20 | $609.20 | $609.20 – $609.20 |
| 14 | Tricare humana military facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $609.20 | $609.20 | $609.20 – $609.20 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $609.20 | $609.20 | $609.20 – $609.20 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state health program professional · fee schedule · both | $704.10 | $704.10 | $704.10 – $704.10 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc state facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $700.00 | $788.43 | $700.00 – $1,319 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $700.00 | $788.43 | $700.00 – $1,319 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield sc preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $700.00 | $788.43 | $700.00 – $1,319 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield sc preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $700.00 | $788.43 | $700.00 – $1,319 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc state facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,046 | $1,046 | $1,046 – $1,046 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,063 | $1,197 | $1,063 – $2,002 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,063 | $1,197 | $1,063 – $2,002 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,120 | $1,261 | $1,120 – $2,110 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,120 | $1,261 | $1,120 – $2,110 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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