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
ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING
Savannah, TN
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Hardin County General Hospital’s median price of $644 is 34% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 23% 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: 5 payers, 10 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 commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $440.00 | $440.00 | $440.00 – $440.00 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tn bluecare facility · fee schedule · both | $609.54 | $609.54 | $609.54 – $609.54 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · both | $627.83 | $627.83 | $627.83 – $627.83 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tn blue advantage ma ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $627.83 | $627.83 | $627.83 – $627.83 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare community plan facility · case rate · outpatient | $648.00 | $648.00 | $648.00 – $648.00 |
| 6 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · both | $688.78 | $688.78 | $688.78 – $688.78 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · both | $728.91 | $728.91 | $728.91 – $728.91 |
| 8 | Ambetter commercial facility · fee schedule · both | $914.31 | $914.31 | $914.31 – $914.31 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tn blue network preferred facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,458 | $1,458 | $1,458 – $1,458 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tn blue network select facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,458 | $1,458 | $1,458 – $1,458 |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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