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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THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGI
Madison, WV
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Boone Memorial Hospital’s median price of $478 is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 11% 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: 4 payers, 5 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 medicare advantage other · both | $468.68 | $468.68 | $468.68 – $468.68 |
| 2 | Aetna default fee schedule · both | $478.24 | $478.24 | $478.24 – $478.24 |
| 3 | Highmark default other · both | $478.24 | $478.24 | $478.24 – $478.24 |
| 4 | Cigna default percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,274 | $1,274 | $1,274 – $1,274 |
| 5 | Aetna default percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,623 – $1,623 |
Last updated: Apr 7, 2026
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