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 [P5]
Abilene, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $2.2k is 121% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 86% 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, 15 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 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $925.85 | $925.85 | $925.85 – $925.85 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,029 | $1,029 | $1,029 – $1,029 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,080 | $1,080 | $1,080 – $1,080 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,337 | $1,337 | $1,337 – $1,337 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,419 | $1,419 | $1,419 – $1,419 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,576 | $1,576 | $1,576 – $1,576 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,037 | $2,037 | $2,037 – $2,037 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,063 | $2,063 | $2,063 – $2,063 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,160 | $2,160 | $2,160 – $2,160 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,160 | $2,160 | $2,160 – $2,160 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,240 | $3,240 | $3,240 – $3,240 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,240 | $3,240 | $3,240 – $3,240 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,200 | $4,200 | $4,200 – $4,200 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,578 | $4,578 | $4,578 – $4,578 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,578 | $4,578 | $4,578 – $4,578 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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