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
CHEMO ADMIN THORACENTESIS
Sacramento, CA
Price type
Dignity Community Care’s median price of $1000 is 156% above the median hospital's median price ($390), higher than 92% of the 1,327 hospitals reporting CPT 96440. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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