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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HC 32555 THORACENTESIS NDL/CATH,ASP PLRL SP; W/IMG GUIDE
Orange, TX
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CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange’s median price of $669 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 26% 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: 12 payers, 33 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 chip km case rate · outpatient | $195.60 | $195.60 | $195.60 – $195.60 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare star kid km case rate · outpatient | $195.60 | $195.60 | $195.60 – $195.60 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare star km case rate · outpatient | $195.60 | $195.60 | $195.60 – $195.60 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare star plus km case rate · outpatient | $195.60 | $195.60 | $195.60 – $195.60 |
| 5 | Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $234.94 | $234.94 | $234.94 – $234.94 |
| 6 | Molina star km fee schedule · outpatient | $234.94 | $234.94 | $234.94 – $234.94 |
| 7 | Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient | $234.94 | $234.94 | $234.94 – $234.94 |
| 8 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $619.26 | $619.26 | $619.26 – $619.26 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient | $619.26 | $619.26 | $619.26 – $619.26 |
| 10 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $619.26 | $619.26 | $619.26 – $619.26 |
| 11 | Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient | $619.26 | $619.26 | $619.26 – $619.26 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $619.26 | $619.26 | $619.26 – $619.26 |
| 13 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $619.26 | $619.26 | $619.26 – $619.26 |
| 14 | Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient | $668.80 | $668.80 | $668.80 – $668.80 |
| 15 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $876.41 | $876.41 | $876.41 – $876.41 |
| 16 | Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $876.41 | $876.41 | $876.41 – $876.41 |
| 17 | Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient | $970.99 | $970.99 | $970.99 – $970.99 |
| 18 | Humana choicecare other · outpatient | $1,020 | $1,020 | $1,020 – $1,020 |
| 19 | Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,040 | $1,040 | $1,040 – $1,040 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare hix case rate · outpatient | $1,068 | $1,068 | $1,068 – $1,068 |
| 21 | Bcbs Tx traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $1,078 | $1,078 | $1,078 – $1,078 |
| 22 | Aetna new business case rate · outpatient | $1,741 | $1,741 | $1,741 – $1,741 |
| 23 | Aetna epo case rate · outpatient | $1,934 | $1,934 | $1,934 – $1,934 |
| 24 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,934 | $1,934 | $1,934 – $1,934 |
| 25 | Aetna pos case rate · outpatient | $1,934 | $1,934 | $1,934 – $1,934 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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