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
PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING
Berlin, VT
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Central Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $680 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 28% 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: 5 payers, 15 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 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $265.13 | $265.13 | $243.63 – $286.62 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $283.57 | $283.57 | $260.58 – $306.56 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $305.03 | $305.03 | $305.03 – $305.03 |
| 4 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $476.45 | $476.45 | $476.45 – $476.45 |
| 5 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $476.45 | $476.45 | $476.45 – $476.45 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $486.08 | $486.08 | $446.67 – $525.48 |
| 7 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $593.53 | $593.53 | $593.53 – $593.53 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $680.13 | $680.13 | $680.13 – $680.13 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $680.13 | $680.13 | $680.13 – $680.13 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $709.65 | $709.65 | $709.65 – $709.65 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $734.20 | $734.20 | $734.20 – $734.20 |
| 12 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,228 | $1,228 | $1,228 – $1,228 |
| 13 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,262 | $1,262 | $1,262 – $1,262 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,275 | $1,275 | $1,275 – $1,275 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,478 | $1,478 | $1,478 – $1,478 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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