Pleural fluid drainage without imaging guidance at Essentia Health Duluth

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Aspirate pleura w/o imaging

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $607 is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($827), higher than 22% of the 2,329 hospitals reporting CPT 32554. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32554 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 16 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 shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$252	$252	—	—	—	$252 – $252
2	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
3	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$275	$275	—	—	—	$275 – $275
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$366	$366	—	—	—	$366 – $366
5	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$401	$401	—	—	—	$401 – $401
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$407	$407	—	—	—	$407 – $407
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$464	$464	—	—	—	$464 – $464
8	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$519	$519	—	—	—	$519 – $519
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
10	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
11	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
12	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
13	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$988	$988	—	—	—	$988 – $988
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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