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 [SED]
Brownwood, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $2.4k is 149% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 90% 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, 16 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 medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $630.16 | $630.16 | $630.16 – $630.16 |
| 2 | Ambetter marketplace facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,430 | $1,430 | $1,430 – $1,430 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,264 | $1,483 | $1,264 – $2,514 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,264 | $1,483 | $1,264 – $2,514 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,034 | $2,388 | $2,034 – $4,048 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,120 | $2,489 | $2,120 – $4,219 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,292 | $2,690 | $2,292 – $4,561 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,407 | $2,825 | $2,407 – $4,789 |
| 9 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,435 | $2,858 | $2,435 – $4,846 |
| 10 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,435 | $2,858 | $2,435 – $4,846 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,579 | $3,027 | $2,579 – $5,132 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,579 | $3,027 | $2,579 – $5,132 |
| 13 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 14 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 15 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 16 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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