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
HC THORACENTESIS W/TUBE INSERTION
Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $1.4k is 62% below the median hospital's median price ($3.7k), higher than 25% of the 295 hospitals reporting CPT 32422. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 26 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 united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient | $333 | $333 | — | — | — | $333 – $333 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $393 | $393 | — | — | — | $393 – $393 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $396 | $396 | — | — | — | $396 – $396 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $544 | $544 | — | — | — | $544 – $544 |
| 5 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $666 | $666 | — | — | — | $666 – $666 |
| 6 | Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient | $807 | $807 | — | — | — | $807 – $807 |
| 7 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $815 | $815 | — | — | — | $815 – $815 |
| 8 | Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient | $970 | $970 | — | — | — | $970 – $970 |
| 9 | Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 10 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 11 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 12 | Cigna cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 13 | Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 15 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 19 | Highmark highmark aca facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 20 | Highmark highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 21 | Highmark highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 22 | Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 23 | Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 24 | Magellan magellan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 25 | Magellan magellan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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