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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PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING
Anna, IL
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Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Inc’s median price of $104 is 89% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 1% 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: 10 payers, 21 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 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $73.84 | $73.84 | $73.84 – $73.84 |
| 3 | Molina mmai professional · fee schedule · both | $73.84 | $73.84 | $73.84 – $73.84 |
| 4 | WellCare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $73.84 | $73.84 | $73.84 – $73.84 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $77.53 | $77.53 | $77.53 – $77.53 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $102.29 | $102.29 | $102.29 – $102.29 |
| 7 | Bcbs Il medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $102.29 | $102.29 | $102.29 – $102.29 |
| 8 | Humana mmai professional · fee schedule · both | $102.29 | $102.29 | $102.29 – $102.29 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $102.29 | $102.29 | $102.29 – $102.29 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare va ccn professional · fee schedule · both | $102.29 | $102.29 | $102.29 – $102.29 |
| 11 | WellCare mmai professional · fee schedule · both | $102.29 | $102.29 | $102.29 – $102.29 |
| 12 | Aetna Better Health medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $104.34 | $104.34 | $104.34 – $104.34 |
| 13 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $104.34 | $104.34 | $104.34 – $104.34 |
| 14 | WellCare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $105.36 | $105.36 | $105.36 – $105.36 |
| 15 | Bcbs Il blue choice professional · fee schedule · both | $201.90 | $201.90 | $201.90 – $201.90 |
| 16 | Bcbs Il hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $201.90 | $201.90 | $201.90 – $201.90 |
| 17 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $284.16 | $284.16 | $284.16 – $284.16 |
| 18 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $284.16 | $284.16 | $284.16 – $284.16 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $328.48 | $328.48 | $328.48 – $328.48 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,328 | $1,328 | $1,328 – $1,328 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
Last updated: Feb 3, 2026
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