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
Thoracoscopy W/bx Pleura
Anahuac, TX
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Chambers Health’s median price of $161 is 97% below the median hospital's median price ($6.2k), higher than 1% of the 1,667 hospitals reporting CPT 32609. 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 | $112 | $112 | — | — | — | $112 – $112 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140 | $140 | — | — | — | $140 – $140 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $181 | $181 | — | — | — | $181 – $181 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $181 | $181 | — | — | — | $181 – $181 |
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026
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