Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING

Spokane, WA

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MultiCare Deaconess Hospital’s median price of $1.2k is 18% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 58% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32555 at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 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	Molina apple health fee schedule · outpatient	$650.80	$650.80	$650.80 – $650.80
2	UnitedHealthcare apple health fee schedule · outpatient	$669.94	$669.94	$669.94 – $669.94
3	Aetna medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$705.60	$705.60	$705.60 – $705.60
4	Bcbs Id medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$705.60	$705.60	$705.60 – $705.60
5	Regence medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$705.60	$705.60	$705.60 – $705.60
6	UnitedHealthcare medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$712.45	$712.45	$712.45 – $712.45
7	Molina medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$719.30	$719.30	$719.30 – $719.30
8	WellCare medadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$719.30	$719.30	$719.30 – $719.30
9	Premera hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,052	$1,052	$1,052 – $1,052
10	Ambetter coordinated care exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$1,267	$1,267	$1,267 – $1,267
11	Regence commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$1,707	$1,707	$1,707 – $1,707
12	Aetna all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient	$1,810	$1,810	$1,810 – $1,810
13	Premera other commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient	$1,827	$1,827	$1,827 – $1,827
14	Premera prime fee schedule · outpatient	$1,827	$1,827	$1,827 – $1,827
15	Premera signature fee schedule · outpatient	$1,827	$1,827	$1,827 – $1,827
16	UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$1,946	$1,946	$1,946 – $1,946
17	Cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$1,970	$1,970	$1,970 – $1,970
18	First Health all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,986	$1,986	$1,986 – $1,986
19	First Health all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,986	$1,986	$1,986 – $1,986
20	MultiPlan all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,042	$2,042	$2,042 – $2,042
21	MultiPlan all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,042	$2,042	$2,042 – $2,042
22	Kaiser ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$2,580	$2,580	$2,580 – $2,580

Last updated: Aug 27, 2026

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