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
HC US ED Thoracentesis Ndle or Cath Asp
Rancho Mirage, CA
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Eisenhower Medical Center’s median price of $807 is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 40% 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: 16 payers, 199 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 cross medi-cal hmo [3999901] fee schedule · both | $92.33 | $100.37 | $92.33 – $116.44 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield promise medi-cal [2000501] fee schedule · both | $92.33 | $100.37 | $92.33 – $116.44 |
| 3 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal hmo [3050501] fee schedule · both | $92.33 | $100.37 | $92.33 – $116.44 |
| 4 | Medicaid california children services [2000102] fee schedule · both | $92.33 | $100.37 | $92.33 – $116.44 |
| 5 | Medicaid medi-cal [2000101] fee schedule · both | $92.33 | $100.37 | $92.33 – $116.44 |
| 6 | Medicaid out of state medicaid [2000103] fee schedule · both | $92.33 | $100.37 | $92.33 – $116.44 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid [2200101] fee schedule · both | $92.33 | $100.37 | $92.33 – $116.44 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield alpha care med group - bx [3010112] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem cov ca ocn-dc (epmg) [3010113] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross advantek [3010108] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross covered california hmo [3010109] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross covered california ppo [3010102] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross emc employee [3010104] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo ocdc - fka epmg [3010105] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo out of state [3010106] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross pos dohc [3000102] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo [3010101] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo out of state [3010107] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross/blue shield fep [3010103] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lasalle med group - bx [3010111] fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pinnacle bx hb use only" [3010110]" fee schedule · inpatient | $159.68 | $159.68 | $159.68 – $159.68 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna hmo ocdc - fka epmg [3000303] fee schedule · inpatient | $187.42 | $187.42 | $187.42 – $187.42 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna hmo/pos/epo [3000301] fee schedule · inpatient | $187.42 | $187.42 | $187.42 – $187.42 |
| 24 | Aetna aetna ppo [3000302] fee schedule · inpatient | $187.42 | $187.42 | $187.42 – $187.42 |
| 25 | Aetna aetna travel [3000304] fee schedule · inpatient | $187.42 | $187.42 | $187.42 – $187.42 |
Last updated: Apr 2, 2026
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