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 GUIDANCE
Monroe, MI
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Mercy Memorial Hospital Corporation’s median price of $641 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 23% 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, 22 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 aetna medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.25 | $287.25 | $287.25 – $287.25 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mi bcn advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.25 | $287.25 | $287.25 – $287.25 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mi mcare plus blue professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.25 | $287.25 | $287.25 – $287.25 |
| 4 | Humana humana medicare mi professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $295.87 | $295.87 | $295.87 – $295.87 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mi blue cross complete facility · other · outpatient | $360.70 | $360.70 | $360.70 – $360.70 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health of michigan facility · other · outpatient | $371.00 | $371.00 | $371.00 – $371.00 |
| 7 | Molina molina of mi facility · other · outpatient | $371.00 | $371.00 | $371.00 – $371.00 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid-glhp facility · other · outpatient | $377.87 | $377.87 | $377.87 – $377.87 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $622.01 | $622.01 | $622.01 – $622.01 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mi bcn advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $622.01 | $622.01 | $622.01 – $622.01 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mi mcare plus blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $622.01 | $622.01 | $622.01 – $622.01 |
| 12 | Humana humana medicare mi facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $640.59 | $640.59 | $640.59 – $640.59 |
| 13 | Bcbs Mi bcbsm ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $721.22 | $721.22 | $721.22 – $721.22 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $903.94 | $903.94 | $903.94 – $903.94 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $903.94 | $903.94 | $903.94 – $903.94 |
| 16 | Bcbs Mi bcbsm ppo facility · other · outpatient | $993.10 | $993.10 | $993.10 – $993.10 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,043 | $1,043 | $1,043 – $1,043 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,043 | $1,043 | $1,043 – $1,043 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,043 | $1,043 | $1,043 – $1,043 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,156 | $1,156 | $1,156 – $1,156 |
| 21 | MultiPlan multiplan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,156 | $1,156 | $1,156 – $1,156 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan phcs professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,156 | $1,156 | $1,156 – $1,156 |
Last updated: Mar 26, 2026
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