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 W/O IMAGING
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $941 is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($827), higher than 57% of the 2,329 hospitals reporting CPT 32554. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 14 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 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $465 | $465 | — | — | — | $465 – $465 |
| 2 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $794 | $794 | $233 | 29% | — | $562 – $1.0k |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $795 | $795 | — | — | — | $795 – $795 |
| 4 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $998 | $998 | $292 | 29% | — | $706 – $1.3k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $998 | $998 | $292 | 29% | — | $706 – $1.3k |
| 6 | Cigna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | $327 | 29% | — | $790 – $1.4k |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $344 | 29% | — | $830 – $1.5k |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $344 | 29% | — | $830 – $1.5k |
| 9 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $347 | 29% | — | $838 – $1.5k |
| 10 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $347 | 29% | — | $838 – $1.5k |
| 11 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $347 | 29% | — | $838 – $1.5k |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $373 | 29% | — | $899 – $1.6k |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | $430 | 29% | — | $1.0k – $1.9k |
| 14 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | $338 | 19% | — | $1.5k – $2.1k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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