Pericardial fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Blessing Hospital

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.

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Original text from hospital filings

PR PERICARDIOCENTESIS W/IMG GUIDANCE WHEN PERFORMED

Quincy, IL

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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $466 is 75% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 8% of the 2,178 hospitals reporting CPT 33016. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 33016 at Blessing Hospital

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	$220	$220	—	—	—	$220 – $220
2	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both	$220	$220	—	—	—	$220 – $220
3	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$239	$239	—	—	—	$239 – $239
4	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$393	$393	—	—	—	$393 – $393
5	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$400	$400	—	—	—	$400 – $400
6	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$400	$400	—	—	—	$400 – $400
7	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$400	$400	—	—	—	$400 – $400
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
9	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$466	$466	—	—	—	$466 – $466
10	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$466	$466	—	—	—	$466 – $466
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$466	$466	—	—	—	$466 – $466
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$466	$466	—	—	—	$466 – $466
13	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
14	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
15	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
16	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
17	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
18	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
19	Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$583	$583	—	—	—	$583 – $583
20	Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$602	$602	—	—	—	$602 – $602
21	Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$622	$622	—	—	—	$622 – $622
22	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k

Last updated: Jun 8, 2026

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