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Original text from hospital filings
Hb Thorocentesis, Needle Or Cath Aspir Of Pleural With Imaging Guidance
Cincinnati, OH
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Children's Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $277 is 72% 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: 13 payers, 30 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 Better Health managed_care_medicaid_plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.00 | $73.00 | $73.00 – $73.00 |
| 2 | Humana managed_care_medicaid_plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.00 | $73.00 | $73.00 – $73.00 |
| 3 | WellCare managed_care_medicaid_plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.80 | $76.80 | $76.80 – $76.80 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed_care_medicaid_plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.09 | $77.09 | $77.09 – $77.09 |
| 5 | Caresource all_exchange_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $140.16 | $140.16 | $140.16 – $140.16 |
| 6 | Caresource all_exchange_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140.16 | $140.16 | $140.16 – $140.16 |
| 7 | Cigna all_commericial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $140.16 | $140.16 | $140.16 – $140.16 |
| 8 | Medical Mutual all_exchange_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $181.04 | $181.04 | $181.04 – $181.04 |
| 9 | Medical Mutual all_exchange_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $181.04 | $181.04 | $181.04 – $181.04 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $261.63 | $261.63 | $261.63 – $261.63 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $261.63 | $261.63 | $261.63 – $261.63 |
| 12 | Aetna all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $277.40 | $277.40 | $277.40 – $277.40 |
| 13 | Aetna all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.40 | $277.40 | $277.40 – $277.40 |
| 14 | Anthem non_traditional_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $277.40 | $277.40 | $277.40 – $277.40 |
| 15 | Anthem non_traditional_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.40 | $277.40 | $277.40 – $277.40 |
| 16 | Cigna all_commericial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.40 | $277.40 | $277.40 – $277.40 |
| 17 | Medical Mutual all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $277.40 | $277.40 | $277.40 – $277.40 |
| 18 | Medical Mutual all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.40 | $277.40 | $277.40 – $277.40 |
| 19 | Beechstreet all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $286.16 | $286.16 | $286.16 – $286.16 |
| 20 | Beechstreet all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $286.16 | $286.16 | $286.16 – $286.16 |
| 21 | First Health all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $286.16 | $286.16 | $286.16 – $286.16 |
| 22 | First Health all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $286.16 | $286.16 | $286.16 – $286.16 |
| 23 | Anthem traditional_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $287.04 | $287.04 | $287.04 – $287.04 |
| 24 | Anthem traditional_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $287.04 | $287.04 | $287.04 – $287.04 |
| 25 | Amerihealth Caritas managed_care_medicaid_plan fee schedule · outpatient | $292.00 | $292.00 | $292.00 – $292.00 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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