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
HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $689 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 29% 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: 9 payers, 41 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 medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $93.95 | $93.95 | $93.95 – $93.95 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $93.95 | $93.95 | $93.95 – $93.95 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $93.95 | $93.95 | $93.95 – $93.95 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $93.95 | $93.95 | $93.95 – $93.95 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $116.50 | $116.50 | $116.50 – $116.50 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $133.15 | $146.35 | $133.15 – $179.35 |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $148.44 | $148.44 | $148.44 – $148.44 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $164.07 | $164.07 | $164.07 – $164.07 |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $164.07 | $164.07 | $164.07 – $164.07 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $168.80 | $168.80 | $168.80 – $168.80 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $171.38 | $171.38 | $171.38 – $171.38 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $178.87 | $178.87 | $178.87 – $178.87 |
| 13 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $179.35 | $179.35 | $179.35 – $179.35 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $218.94 | $218.94 | $218.94 – $218.94 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $218.94 | $218.94 | $218.94 – $218.94 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $223.12 | $223.12 | $223.12 – $223.12 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $381.52 | $381.52 | $93.95 – $669.08 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $669.08 | $669.08 | $669.08 – $669.08 |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $669.08 | $669.08 | $669.08 – $669.08 |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $682.46 | $682.46 | $682.46 – $682.46 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $682.46 | $682.46 | $682.46 – $682.46 |
| 22 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $685.81 | $685.81 | $682.46 – $689.15 |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $689.15 | $689.15 | $689.15 – $689.15 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,669 | $1,669 | $1,427 – $1,912 |
| 25 | Anthem commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,497 | $1,698 | $1,298 – $2,374 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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