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
Anahuac, TX
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Chambers Health’s median price of $268 is 73% 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: 3 payers, 4 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 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $230.50 | $230.50 | $121.00 – $340.00 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $288.00 | $288.00 | $151.00 – $425.00 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $374.50 | $374.50 | $196.00 – $553.00 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $374.50 | $374.50 | $196.00 – $553.00 |
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026
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