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
B2 THORACENTESIS 2
Schenectady, NY
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Ellis Hospital’s median price of $610 is 84% below the median hospital's median price ($3.7k), higher than 16% of the 295 hospitals reporting CPT 32422. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 5 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 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $739 | $636 | $330 | 52% | — | $243 – $975 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $739 | $636 | $330 | 52% | — | $243 – $975 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $767 | $660 | $343 | 52% | — | $252 – $1.0k |
| 4 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $785 | $676 | $351 | 52% | — | $258 – $1.0k |
| 5 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $924 | $795 | $413 | 52% | — | $304 – $1.2k |
Last updated: Jun 25, 2026
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