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HC THORACENTESIS W IMAGING
Garden City, KS
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Commonspirit Kansas, Inc.’s median price of $1.3k is 32% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 64% 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 | $96.52 | $96.52 | $96.52 – $96.52 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ks managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $96.52 | $96.52 | $96.52 – $96.52 |
| 3 | Cigna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $96.52 | $96.52 | $96.52 – $96.52 |
| 4 | Humana managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $96.52 | $96.52 | $96.52 – $96.52 |
| 5 | Kaiser managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $96.52 | $96.52 | $96.52 – $96.52 |
| 6 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $96.52 | $96.52 | $96.52 – $96.52 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $96.52 | $96.52 | $96.52 – $96.52 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ks commercial ppo/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,022 | $1,022 | $1,022 – $1,022 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,458 | $1,458 | $1,167 – $1,750 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,458 | $1,458 | $1,167 – $1,750 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,983 | $1,983 | $1,586 – $2,379 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,983 | $1,983 | $1,586 – $2,379 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,120 | $2,120 | $1,696 – $2,544 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,120 | $2,120 | $1,696 – $2,544 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,191 | $2,191 | $1,753 – $2,629 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,191 | $2,191 | $1,753 – $2,629 |
Last updated: Feb 5, 2026
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