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 Needle/catheter Pleura W/imaging
Windsor, VT
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Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center’s median price of $2.3k is 130% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 88% 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: 5 payers, 5 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 | Anthem commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,730 | $1,730 | $1,730 – $1,730 |
| 2 | Bcbs Vt commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,182 | $2,182 | $2,182 – $2,182 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,280 | $2,280 | $2,280 – $2,280 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,329 | $2,329 | $2,329 – $2,329 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,329 | $2,329 | $2,329 – $2,329 |
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
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