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HC Thoracentesis W/ Imaging
Amarillo, TX
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
BSA Hospital’s median price of $1.5k is 51% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 70% 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, 21 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 aetna better health [351001] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $989.14 | $989.14 | $791.31 – $1,187 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna healthspring medicaid replacement [394500] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $989.14 | $989.14 | $791.31 – $1,187 |
| 3 | Healthcare Highways hch 90 degree benefits [221013] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $989.14 | $989.14 | $791.31 – $1,187 |
| 4 | Healthcare Highways hch broken arrow [221012] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $989.14 | $989.14 | $791.31 – $1,187 |
| 5 | Healthcare Highways hch john soules foods [221011] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $989.14 | $989.14 | $791.31 – $1,187 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc comm mcaid health pla [225001] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $989.14 | $989.14 | $791.31 – $1,187 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid community plan [375501] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $989.14 | $989.14 | $791.31 – $1,187 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare core exclusive [206022] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,086 | $1,086 | $868.41 – $1,303 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc surest bind [206032] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,555 | $1,555 | $1,244 – $1,866 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare student svc [206012] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,555 | $1,555 | $1,244 – $1,866 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna client specific [101506] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,649 | $1,649 | $1,319 – $1,978 |
| 12 | Medica medica harmony [291000] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,775 | $1,775 | $1,420 – $2,130 |
| 13 | Phcs freedom life [178009] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,775 | $1,775 | $1,420 – $2,130 |
| 14 | Phcs phcs multiplan [178000] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,775 | $1,775 | $1,420 – $2,130 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna [126008] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,841 | $1,841 | $1,473 – $2,210 |
| 16 | Healthpartners healthpartners [150000] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,841 | $1,841 | $1,473 – $2,210 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare shared svcs [206010] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,844 | $1,844 | $1,475 – $2,213 |
| 18 | Aetna american continental [101507] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,902 | $1,902 | $1,522 – $2,283 |
| 19 | Aetna meritain aetna [368500] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,902 | $1,902 | $1,522 – $2,283 |
| 20 | Kaiser kaiser permanete oakland ca [156000] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,156 | $2,156 | $1,725 – $2,587 |
| 21 | MultiPlan international benefits administrators [168005] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,156 | $2,156 | $1,725 – $2,587 |
Last updated: Feb 12, 2026
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