Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Bucyrus Community Hospital

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HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING GUIDANCE

Bucyrus, OH

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Bucyrus Community Hospital’s median price of $1.3k is 31% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 63% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32555 at Bucyrus Community Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 27 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	Anthem medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$574.72	$574.72	$574.72 – $574.72
2	Humana medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$574.72	$574.72	$574.72 – $574.72
3	Molina medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$574.72	$574.72	$574.72 – $574.72
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$574.72	$574.72	$574.72 – $574.72
5	Aetna medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$586.21	$586.21	$586.21 – $586.21
6	Medical Mutual medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$586.21	$586.21	$586.21 – $586.21
7	Molina marketplace_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$919.55	$919.55	$919.55 – $919.55
8	Anthem blue_access_i-ii_enhanced_choice_pathway_x percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,008	$1,008	$1,008 – $1,008
9	Anthem pathway_group_hmo_pathway_x percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,008	$1,008	$1,008 – $1,008
10	Anthem traditional_blue_access_blue_preferred both	$1,087	$1,087	$1,087 – $1,087
11	Anthem blue_access_blue_preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,131	$1,131	$1,131 – $1,131
12	Caresource medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,283	$1,283	$1,283 – $1,283
13	Molina medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,283	$1,283	$1,283 – $1,283
14	UnitedHealthcare medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,283	$1,283	$1,283 – $1,283
15	Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,307	$1,307	$1,307 – $1,307
16	Anthem medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,322	$1,322	$1,322 – $1,322
17	Humana medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,388	$1,388	$1,388 – $1,388
18	Medical Mutual commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,437	$1,437	$1,437 – $1,437
19	Aetna all_commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,527	$1,527	$1,527 – $1,527
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,652	$1,652	$1,652 – $1,652
21	Anthem medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,518	$3,518	$3,518 – $3,518
22	Humana medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,518	$3,518	$3,518 – $3,518
23	Molina medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,518	$3,518	$3,518 – $3,518
24	UnitedHealthcare medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,518	$3,518	$3,518 – $3,518
25	Aetna medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,588	$3,588	$3,588 – $3,588

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Last updated: Mar 23, 2026

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