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
PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING
Quincy, IL
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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $1.7k is 73% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 76% 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: 7 payers, 22 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 commercial professional · case rate · both | $96.89 | $96.89 | $96.89 – $96.89 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $96.89 | $96.89 | $96.89 – $96.89 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $201.11 | $201.11 | $201.11 – $201.11 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $284.99 | $284.99 | $284.99 – $284.99 |
| 5 | Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $502.55 | $502.55 | $272.33 – $732.76 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $719.96 | $719.96 | $719.96 – $719.96 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,429 | $1,429 | $1,429 – $1,429 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,454 | $1,454 | $1,454 – $1,454 |
| 9 | Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,457 | $1,457 | $1,457 – $1,457 |
| 10 | Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,457 | $1,457 | $1,457 – $1,457 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,698 | $1,698 | $1,698 – $1,698 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,698 | $1,698 | $1,698 – $1,698 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,698 | $1,698 | $1,698 – $1,698 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,698 | $1,698 | $1,698 – $1,698 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,811 | $1,811 | $1,811 – $1,811 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,811 | $1,811 | $1,811 – $1,811 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,811 | $1,811 | $1,811 – $1,811 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,811 | $1,811 | $1,811 – $1,811 |
| 19 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,811 | $1,811 | $1,811 – $1,811 |
| 20 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,811 | $1,811 | $1,811 – $1,811 |
| 21 | Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,122 | $2,122 | $2,122 – $2,122 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,264 | $2,264 | $2,264 – $2,264 |
Last updated: Jun 8, 2026
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