Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Bethesda Hospital

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ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING

BOYNTON BEACH, FL

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Bethesda 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.

Payers reporting CPT 32555 at Bethesda Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 37 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	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$340.58	$340.58	$340.58 – $340.58
2	Medicaid simplyhlth md hmo nc fee schedule · both	$640.35	$640.35	$640.35 – $640.35
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthy kids fee schedule · both	$640.35	$640.35	$640.35 – $640.35
4	UnitedHealthcare united md hmo fee schedule · both	$640.35	$640.35	$640.35 – $640.35
5	WellCare well care md hmonc fee schedule · both	$640.35	$640.35	$640.35 – $640.35
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare ppo fee schedule · both	$655.08	$655.08	$655.08 – $655.08
7	Medica medica mcr hmo fee schedule · both	$655.08	$655.08	$655.08 – $655.08
8	Medicare simplyhlth mc hmo nc fee schedule · both	$655.08	$655.08	$655.08 – $655.08
9	UnitedHealthcare united hlth mc hmo fee schedule · both	$668.18	$668.18	$668.18 – $668.18
10	Aetna aetna better health healthy kids fee schedule · both	$672.37	$672.37	$672.37 – $672.37
11	Aetna aetna better health medicaid fee schedule · both	$672.37	$672.37	$672.37 – $672.37
12	Humana careplus mc hmo fee schedule · both	$681.28	$681.28	$681.28 – $681.28
13	Humana humana medicare fee schedule · both	$681.28	$681.28	$681.28 – $681.28
14	Cigna cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$687.83	$687.83	$687.83 – $687.83
15	Medicaid prestige md hmo nc fee schedule · both	$704.39	$704.39	$704.39 – $704.39
16	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · both	$733.69	$733.69	$733.69 – $733.69
17	Medicare devoted health mc hmo fee schedule · both	$884.36	$884.36	$884.36 – $884.36
18	Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,221	$1,221	$814.13 – $1,629
19	Aetna aetna tier 2 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,221	$1,221	$814.13 – $1,629
20	Aetna aetna hmo exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,343	$1,343	$894.97 – $1,790
21	UnitedHealthcare intl united health case rate · both	$1,545	$1,545	$1,545 – $1,545
22	UnitedHealthcare nhp hmo case rate · both	$1,545	$1,545	$1,545 – $1,545
23	UnitedHealthcare united hmo case rate · both	$1,545	$1,545	$1,545 – $1,545
24	UnitedHealthcare united ppo case rate · both	$1,545	$1,545	$1,545 – $1,545
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs fl simplyblue hmo case rate · both	$1,891	$1,891	$1,891 – $1,891

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Last updated: Mar 30, 2026

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