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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THORACENTESIS/ULTRASOUND
Duncan, OK
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Duncan Regional Hospital’s median price of $827 is 140% above the median hospital's median price ($344), higher than 80% of the 2,401 hospitals reporting CPT 76942. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 12 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice ppo case rate · outpatient | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue lincs hmo case rate · outpatient | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue preferred case rate · outpatient | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue traditional ppo case rate · outpatient | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 6 | Medica ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $622 | $622 | $222 | 36% | — | $400 – $845 |
| 7 | Healthcare Highways sync ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $652 | $652 | $233 | 36% | — | $419 – $885 |
| 8 | Healthcare Highways logix ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $963 | $963 | $344 | 36% | — | $619 – $1.3k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | $360 | 36% | — | $648 – $1.4k |
| 10 | Aetna all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $450 | 36% | — | $810 – $1.7k |
| 11 | Cigna ppo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $476 | 36% | — | $858 – $1.8k |
| 12 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $476 | 36% | — | $858 – $1.8k |
Last updated: Mar 14, 2026
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