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
Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging
Towson, MD
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
Greater Baltimore Medical Center’s median price of $329 is 66% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 7% 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: 10 payers, 49 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 | Aetna pb aetna better health of maryland professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $94.32 | $94.32 | $94.32 – $94.32 |
| 2 | Medicaid pb medicaid facility and non facility professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $94.32 | $94.32 | $94.32 – $94.32 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare pb united community care reimbursement contract professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $94.32 | $94.32 | $94.32 – $94.32 |
| 4 | Aetna pb aetna medicare reimbursement contract professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $106.75 | $106.75 | $106.75 – $106.75 |
| 5 | Carefirst pb carefirst medicare advantage ppo professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $112.14 | $112.14 | $112.14 – $112.14 |
| 6 | Cigna pb cigna healthspring-medicare professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $112.14 | $112.14 | $112.14 – $112.14 |
| 7 | Humana pb humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $112.14 | $112.14 | $112.14 – $112.14 |
| 8 | Medicare pb medicare reimbursement professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $112.14 | $112.14 | $112.14 – $112.14 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare pb united medicare fac and non facility professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $112.14 | $112.14 | $112.14 – $112.14 |
| 10 | Carefirst pb carefirst bc facility and non facility specialists professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $124.64 | $124.64 | $124.64 – $124.64 |
| 11 | Aetna pb aetna commercial reimbursement contract professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $127.80 | $127.80 | $127.80 – $127.80 |
| 12 | Carefirst pb carefirst rpn fac and non facility specialists professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $135.54 | $135.54 | $135.54 – $135.54 |
| 13 | First Health pb first health (aetna) professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $145.78 | $145.78 | $145.78 – $145.78 |
| 14 | Kaiser pb kaiser reimbursement contract professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $158.12 | $158.12 | $158.12 – $158.12 |
| 15 | Cigna pb cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $161.52 | $161.52 | $161.52 – $161.52 |
| 16 | MultiPlan pb multiplan insurances professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $222.48 | $222.48 | $112.14 – $332.82 |
| 17 | Aetna pb aetna better health of maryland professional · fee schedule · both | $287.22 | $287.22 | $287.22 – $287.22 |
| 18 | Aetna pb aetna better health of maryland professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.22 | $287.22 | $287.22 – $287.22 |
| 19 | Medicaid pb medicaid facility and non facility professional · fee schedule · both | $287.22 | $287.22 | $287.22 – $287.22 |
| 20 | Medicaid pb medicaid facility and non facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.22 | $287.22 | $287.22 – $287.22 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare pb united community care reimbursement contract professional · fee schedule · both | $287.22 | $287.22 | $287.22 – $287.22 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare pb united community care reimbursement contract professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.22 | $287.22 | $287.22 – $287.22 |
| 23 | Aetna pb aetna commercial reimbursement contract professional · fee schedule · both | $329.31 | $329.31 | $329.31 – $329.31 |
| 24 | Aetna pb aetna commercial reimbursement contract professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $329.31 | $329.31 | $329.31 – $329.31 |
| 25 | Carefirst pb carefirst medicare advantage ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $332.82 | $332.82 | $332.82 – $332.82 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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