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
ASPIR PLEURA W/IMG
Kansas City, MO
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Children's Mercy Hospital’s median price of $991 is 1% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 51% 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: 7 payers, 67 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 | UnitedHealthcare all ks medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $192.28 | $192.28 | $192.28 – $192.28 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all ks medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $192.28 | $192.28 | $192.28 – $192.28 |
| 3 | Humana all commercial plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $211.82 | $211.82 | $211.82 – $211.82 |
| 4 | Humana all commercial plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $211.82 | $211.82 | $211.82 – $211.82 |
| 5 | Cigna all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $255.83 | $255.83 | $255.83 – $255.83 |
| 6 | Cigna all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $255.83 | $255.83 | $255.83 – $255.83 |
| 7 | Cigna cmh employee plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $255.83 | $255.83 | $255.83 – $255.83 |
| 8 | Cigna cmh employee plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $255.83 | $255.83 | $255.83 – $255.83 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all ks medicaid plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $292.71 | $292.71 | $292.71 – $292.71 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $553.39 | $553.39 | $553.39 – $553.39 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $553.39 | $553.39 | $553.39 – $553.39 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare core essential plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $553.39 | $553.39 | $553.39 – $553.39 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare core essential plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $553.39 | $553.39 | $553.39 – $553.39 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all mo medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $678.58 | $678.58 | $678.58 – $678.58 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all mo medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $678.58 | $678.58 | $678.58 – $678.58 |
| 16 | Medica select by medica professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $791.13 | $844.77 | $736.91 – $994.02 |
| 17 | Medica select by medica professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $791.13 | $844.77 | $736.91 – $994.02 |
| 18 | Bcbs Ks all commercial plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,031 | $1,031 | $724.06 – $1,339 |
| 19 | Bcbs Ks aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
| 20 | Bcbs Ks aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
| 21 | Bcbs Ks all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
| 22 | Bcbs Ks all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
| 23 | Bcbs Ks blue advantage, blue care, blue select plus and federal employees plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
| 24 | Bcbs Ks blue advantage, blue care, blue select plus and federal employees plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
| 25 | Bcbs Ks blue high performance network professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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