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
PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING
Newburgh, IN
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Deaconess Hospital, Inc’s median price of $285 is 71% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 5% 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: 13 payers, 46 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 | Bcbs Il managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $73.84 | $73.84 | $73.84 – $73.84 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $82.65 | $82.65 | $73.84 – $91.46 |
| 3 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $82.65 | $82.65 | $73.84 – $91.46 |
| 4 | Humana managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $91.46 | $91.46 | $91.46 – $91.46 |
| 5 | WellCare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $91.46 | $91.46 | $91.46 – $91.46 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 8 | Caresource medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 9 | Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 11 | Molina dual medicare/medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 12 | Molina medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 13 | WellCare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $98.49 | $98.49 | $98.49 – $98.49 |
| 14 | Bcbs Il dual medicare/medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $100.46 | $100.46 | $100.46 – $100.46 |
| 15 | Bcbs Il medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $100.46 | $100.46 | $100.46 – $100.46 |
| 16 | Ambetter commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $113.26 | $113.26 | $113.26 – $113.26 |
| 17 | Caresource commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $128.04 | $128.04 | $128.04 – $128.04 |
| 18 | Anthem hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $145.78 | $145.78 | $145.78 – $145.78 |
| 19 | Anthem hmo/ppo/traditional professional · fee schedule · both | $145.78 | $145.78 | $145.78 – $145.78 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $203.09 | $168.22 | $98.49 – $203.09 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $188.20 | $188.20 | $91.46 – $284.93 |
| 22 | Anthem managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $284.93 | $284.93 | $284.93 – $284.93 |
| 23 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $284.93 | $284.93 | $284.93 – $284.93 |
| 24 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $412.39 | $412.39 | $412.39 – $412.39 |
| 25 | Caresource managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $412.39 | $412.39 | $412.39 – $412.39 |
Last updated: Feb 13, 2026
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