Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at MultiCare Valley 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

C THORACENTESIS ASP PLEURAL SPACE W/ IMAGING

Spokane Valley, WA

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MultiCare Valley Hospital’s median price of $1.2k is 24% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 61% 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 Valley 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	$646.18	$646.18	$646.18 – $646.18
2	UnitedHealthcare apple health fee schedule · outpatient	$665.18	$665.18	$665.18 – $665.18
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	$1,023	$1,023	$1,023 – $1,023
10	Ambetter coordinated care exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$1,267	$1,267	$1,267 – $1,267
11	Premera other commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient	$1,662	$1,662	$1,662 – $1,662
12	Premera prime fee schedule · outpatient	$1,662	$1,662	$1,662 – $1,662
13	Premera signature fee schedule · outpatient	$1,662	$1,662	$1,662 – $1,662
14	Regence commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$1,699	$1,699	$1,699 – $1,699
15	UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$1,946	$1,946	$1,946 – $1,946
16	Cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$1,970	$1,970	$1,970 – $1,970
17	First Health all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,014	$2,014	$2,014 – $2,014
18	First Health all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,014	$2,014	$2,014 – $2,014
19	MultiPlan all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,014	$2,014	$2,014 – $2,014
20	MultiPlan all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,014	$2,014	$2,014 – $2,014
21	Aetna all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient	$2,311	$2,311	$2,311 – $2,311
22	Kaiser ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$2,574	$2,574	$2,574 – $2,574

Last updated: Aug 27, 2026

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