Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING

Plattsburgh, NY

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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $594 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 15% 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 Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 38 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 professional · fee schedule · both	$100.81	$100.81	$100.81 – $100.81
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid aliessa professional · fee schedule · both	$100.81	$100.81	$100.81 – $100.81
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$100.81	$100.81	$100.81 – $100.81
4	Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$100.81	$100.81	$100.81 – $100.81
5	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both	$100.81	$100.81	$100.81 – $100.81
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans/managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both	$120.97	$120.97	$120.97 – $120.97
7	Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$154.24	$154.24	$154.24 – $154.24
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network professional · fee schedule · both	$161.30	$161.30	$161.30 – $161.30
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both	$180.27	$180.27	$165.65 – $194.88
10	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$199.06	$199.06	$199.06 – $199.06
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access professional · fee schedule · both	$281.23	$281.23	$281.23 – $281.23
12	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$284.37	$284.37	$284.37 – $284.37
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · fee schedule · both	$297.78	$297.78	$297.78 – $297.78
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield ind professional · fee schedule · both	$314.32	$314.32	$314.32 – $314.32
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo professional · fee schedule · both	$330.86	$330.86	$330.86 – $330.86
16	Highmark ind/fep professional · fee schedule · both	$337.10	$337.10	$337.10 – $337.10
17	Highmark ppo/hmo professional · fee schedule · both	$337.10	$337.10	$337.10 – $337.10
18	Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$388.96	$388.96	$388.96 – $388.96
19	Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$398.08	$398.08	$398.08 – $398.08
20	Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$601.74	$601.74	$601.74 – $601.74
21	MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$705.85	$705.85	$705.85 – $705.85
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$713.78	$713.78	$713.78 – $713.78
23	Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$714.16	$714.16	$714.16 – $714.16
24	Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$717.63	$717.63	$717.63 – $717.63
25	Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$755.40	$755.40	$755.40 – $755.40

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Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

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