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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HC THORACENTESIS ASP PLEURAL SPC W/IMAGE
Falls Church, VA
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Inova Fairfax Hospital’s median price of $2.0k is 106% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 84% 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: 7 payers, 27 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $772.83 | $772.83 | $618.26 – $927.39 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $772.83 | $772.83 | $618.26 – $927.39 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $772.83 | $772.83 | $618.26 – $927.39 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $803.74 | $803.74 | $642.99 – $964.49 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $803.74 | $803.74 | $642.99 – $964.49 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $850.12 | $850.12 | $680.09 – $1,020 |
| 7 | Anthem medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,818 | $1,818 | $1,454 – $2,181 |
| 8 | Anthem exchange hmo fee schedule · both | $1,833 | $1,833 | $1,466 – $2,200 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,854 | $1,854 | $1,483 – $2,225 |
| 10 | Humana medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,890 | $1,890 | $1,512 – $2,268 |
| 11 | Aetna medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,908 | $1,908 | $1,527 – $2,290 |
| 12 | Kaiser medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $1,999 | $1,999 | $1,599 – $2,399 |
| 13 | Anthem hmo fee schedule · both | $2,113 | $2,113 | $1,690 – $2,535 |
| 14 | Anthem ppo fee schedule · both | $2,113 | $2,113 | $1,690 – $2,535 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $2,180 | $2,180 | $1,744 – $2,616 |
| 16 | Kaiser hmo other · both | $2,265 | $2,265 | $1,812 – $2,718 |
| 17 | Kaiser ppo other · both | $2,265 | $2,265 | $1,812 – $2,718 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare nonoptions fee schedule · both | $2,454 | $2,454 | $1,963 – $2,945 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare options fee schedule · both | $2,454 | $2,454 | $1,963 – $2,945 |
| 20 | Cigna exchange fee schedule · both | $2,584 | $2,584 | $2,067 – $3,101 |
| 21 | Aetna fannie-mae fee schedule · both | $2,738 | $2,738 | $2,190 – $3,285 |
| 22 | Carefirst hmo fee schedule · both | $3,106 | $3,106 | $2,485 – $3,728 |
| 23 | Carefirst ppo fee schedule · both | $3,138 | $3,138 | $2,510 – $3,765 |
| 24 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $3,201 | $3,201 | $2,561 – $3,842 |
| 25 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $3,201 | $3,201 | $2,561 – $3,842 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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