Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Community Memorial Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING

Ventura, CA

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Community Memorial Hospital’s median price of $709 is 28% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 31% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32555 at Community Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 32 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	Medicaid medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$92.33	$100.37	$92.33 – $116.44
2	Kaiser kaiser medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$134.99	$143.99	$134.99 – $161.99
3	Kaiser kaiser medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$207.90	$330.98	$207.90 – $577.15
4	Kaiser kaiser commercial facility · per diem · outpatient	$551.23	$551.23	$551.23 – $551.23
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield commercial facility · per diem · outpatient	$565.49	$565.49	$565.49 – $565.49
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn facility · per diem · outpatient	$565.49	$565.49	$565.49 – $565.49
7	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$356.40	$567.40	$356.40 – $989.40
8	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$356.40	$567.40	$356.40 – $989.40
9	Cigna cigna facility · other · outpatient	$616.83	$616.83	$326.70 – $906.95
10	WellCare wellcare of california facility · other · outpatient	$594.00	$663.62	$594.00 – $802.86
11	UnitedHealthcare secure horizons uhc facility · other · outpatient	$594.00	$670.32	$594.00 – $822.96
12	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$766.48	$766.48	$766.48 – $766.48
13	Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$802.86	$802.86	$802.86 – $802.86
14	Bcbs Ca blue cross of california medicare facility · other · outpatient	$802.86	$802.86	$802.86 – $802.86
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$802.86	$802.86	$802.86 – $802.86
16	Kaiser kaiser medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$802.86	$802.86	$802.86 – $802.86
17	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$802.86	$802.86	$802.86 – $802.86
18	Humana humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$818.92	$818.92	$818.92 – $818.92
19	Kaiser kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$970.56	$970.56	$970.56 – $970.56
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,111	$1,111	$1,111 – $1,111
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,274	$1,274	$1,274 – $1,274
22	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare select/select plus facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,396	$1,396	$1,396 – $1,396
23	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payor appendix facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,582	$1,582	$1,582 – $1,582
24	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare select/select plus facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,661	$1,661	$1,661 – $1,661
25	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payor appendix facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,882	$1,882	$1,882 – $1,882

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Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

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