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 or catheter, aspiration of the pleural space; with imaging guidance
Austin, TX
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Heart Hosp Of Austin’s median price of $1.8k is 87% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 79% 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: 12 payers, 50 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 chip fee schedule · outpatient | $234.94 | $234.94 | $234.94 – $234.94 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $234.94 | $234.94 | $234.94 – $234.94 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $240.10 | $240.10 | $240.10 – $240.10 |
| 4 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $246.13 | $246.13 | $246.13 – $246.13 |
| 5 | Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient | $246.13 | $246.13 | $246.13 – $246.13 |
| 6 | Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient | $246.13 | $246.13 | $246.13 – $246.13 |
| 7 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $246.13 | $246.13 | $246.13 – $246.13 |
| 8 | Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $279.69 | $279.69 | $279.69 – $279.69 |
| 9 | Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $313.25 | $313.25 | $313.25 – $313.25 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan ambetterepo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $471.75 | $471.75 | $471.75 – $471.75 |
| 11 | Superior Healthplan ambetterhmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $471.75 | $471.75 | $471.75 – $471.75 |
| 12 | Superior Healthplan valuehmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $471.75 | $471.75 | $471.75 – $471.75 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $690.98 | $690.98 | $690.98 – $690.98 |
| 14 | Humana hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $770.89 | $770.89 | $770.89 – $770.89 |
| 15 | Humana ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $770.89 | $770.89 | $770.89 – $770.89 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $885.23 | $885.23 | $885.23 – $885.23 |
| 17 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $929.00 | $929.00 | $929.00 – $929.00 |
| 18 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $929.00 | $929.00 | $929.00 – $929.00 |
| 19 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $929.00 | $929.00 | $929.00 – $929.00 |
| 20 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $929.00 | $929.00 | $929.00 – $929.00 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $1,066 | $1,066 | $1,066 – $1,066 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,229 | $1,229 | $1,229 – $1,229 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,249 | $1,249 | $1,249 – $1,249 |
| 24 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,870 | $1,799 | $1,587 – $1,940 |
| 25 | Healthcare Highways epo case rate · outpatient | $1,877 | $1,877 | $1,877 – $1,877 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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