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
ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING
Macon, GA
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Central Georgia Rehabilitation LLC’s median price of $618 is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 19% 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, 19 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 fee schedule · both | $101.92 | $101.92 | $101.92 – $101.92 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $101.92 | $101.92 | $101.92 – $101.92 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $101.92 | $101.92 | $101.92 – $101.92 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $101.92 | $101.92 | $101.92 – $101.92 |
| 5 | Caresource medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $103.96 | $103.96 | $103.96 – $103.96 |
| 6 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $103.96 | $103.96 | $103.96 – $103.96 |
| 7 | Ambetter managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $137.59 | $137.59 | $137.59 – $137.59 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 9 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 12 | Caresource medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $630.63 | $630.63 | $630.63 – $630.63 |
| 13 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $630.63 | $630.63 | $630.63 – $630.63 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $670.02 | $670.02 | $670.02 – $670.02 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,681 | $1,681 | $1,681 – $1,681 |
| 16 | Kaiser commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,777 | $1,777 | $1,777 – $1,777 |
| 17 | Anthem hmo/ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,433 | $2,433 | $2,433 – $2,433 |
| 18 | Humana hmo/pos case rate · outpatient | $4,453 | $4,453 | $4,453 – $4,453 |
| 19 | Humana ppo case rate · outpatient | $5,756 | $5,756 | $5,756 – $5,756 |
Last updated: Nov 19, 2025
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