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/IMAGING
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $941 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 48% 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: 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 | $465.44 | $465.44 | $465.44 – $465.44 |
| 2 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $794.33 | $794.33 | $561.62 – $1,027 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $795.00 | $795.00 | $795.00 – $795.00 |
| 4 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $997.95 | $997.95 | $705.59 – $1,290 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $997.95 | $997.95 | $705.59 – $1,290 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,117 | $1,117 | $789.98 – $1,445 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $1,174 | $1,174 | $830.10 – $1,518 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1,174 | $1,174 | $830.10 – $1,518 |
| 9 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $1,186 | $1,186 | $838.40 – $1,533 |
| 10 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $1,186 | $1,186 | $838.40 – $1,533 |
| 11 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $1,186 | $1,186 | $838.40 – $1,533 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,272 | $1,272 | $899.28 – $1,645 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,468 | $1,468 | $1,038 – $1,898 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,795 | $1,795 | $1,457 – $2,133 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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