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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Aspirate Pleura W/ Imaging Hcode
RENSSELAER, IN
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Inc.’s median price of $1.5k is 51% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 71% 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: 8 payers, 11 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 | Medicare medicare-wir-rensselaer percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $473.75 | $473.75 | $473.75 – $473.75 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare-wid-rensselaer percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,162 | $1,162 | $1,162 – $1,162 |
| 3 | Medicaid in mcd-wir-rensselaer fee schedule · both | $1,284 | $1,284 | $1,284 – $1,284 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna-wid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,304 | $1,304 | $1,304 – $1,304 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem healthsync pos with copps - rensselaer other · both | $1,363 | $1,363 | $1,363 – $1,363 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna-wid-rensselaer percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,482 | $1,482 | $1,482 – $1,482 |
| 7 | Bcbs Il anthem blue access ppo with copps - rensselaer other · both | $1,523 | $1,523 | $1,523 – $1,523 |
| 8 | Bcbs In anthem blue access ppo with copps - rensselaer other · both | $1,523 | $1,523 | $1,523 – $1,523 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem blue access ppo with copps - rensselaer other · both | $1,523 | $1,523 | $1,523 – $1,523 |
| 10 | Medicaid in mcd rensselaer caresource 120% in mcd fee schedule · both | $1,540 | $1,540 | $1,540 – $1,540 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem franciscan employee copps- all locations other · both | $1,605 | $1,605 | $1,605 – $1,605 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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