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HC THORACENTESIS W IMAGING
Dodge City, KS
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Commonspirit Kansas, Inc.’s median price of $1.5k is 54% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 72% 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: 8 payers, 16 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 managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ks managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 3 | Cigna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 4 | Humana managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 5 | Kaiser managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 6 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ks commercial ppo/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,014 | $1,014 | $1,014 – $1,014 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,837 | $1,646 | $1,240 – $1,860 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,837 | $1,646 | $1,240 – $1,860 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,954 | $1,751 | $1,319 – $1,979 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,233 | $2,001 | $1,508 – $2,262 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,233 | $2,001 | $1,508 – $2,262 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,233 | $2,001 | $1,508 – $2,262 |
| 14 | Aetna managed medicare other · inpatient | $2,219 | $2,219 | $2,219 – $2,219 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,512 | $2,251 | $1,696 – $2,544 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,512 | $2,251 | $1,696 – $2,544 |
Last updated: Feb 5, 2026
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