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
32555 FAC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING
Philippi, WV
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Broaddus Hospital Association Inc’s median price of $284 is 71% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 5% 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: 8 payers, 29 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 Better Health managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $81.91 | $81.91 | $81.91 – $81.91 |
| 2 | Highmark managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $81.91 | $81.91 | $81.91 – $81.91 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $144.37 | $144.37 | $71.99 – $216.74 |
| 4 | Highmark managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $144.37 | $144.37 | $71.99 – $216.74 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $189.70 | $189.70 | $95.36 – $284.03 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $189.70 | $189.70 | $95.36 – $284.03 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $189.70 | $189.70 | $95.36 – $284.03 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $208.67 | $208.67 | $104.90 – $312.43 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $222.78 | $222.78 | $118.50 – $327.06 |
| 10 | First Health commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $222.78 | $222.78 | $118.50 – $327.06 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $265.57 | $265.57 | $133.50 – $397.64 |
| 12 | Highmark commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $291.66 | $291.66 | $151.00 – $432.32 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $300.59 | $300.59 | $163.83 – $437.35 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $379.39 | $379.39 | $190.72 – $568.06 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,038 | $1,038 | $1,038 – $1,038 |
| 16 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,104 | $1,104 | $1,104 – $1,104 |
| 17 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,104 | $1,104 | $1,104 – $1,104 |
| 18 | Humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,104 | $1,104 | $1,104 – $1,104 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,104 | $1,104 | $1,104 – $1,104 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,268 | $1,268 | $1,268 – $1,268 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,268 | $1,268 | $1,268 – $1,268 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,333 | $1,333 | $1,333 – $1,333 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,333 | $1,333 | $1,333 – $1,333 |
| 24 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,333 | $1,333 | $1,333 – $1,333 |
| 25 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,333 | $1,333 | $1,333 – $1,333 |
Last updated: Jul 31, 2026
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