Pleural fluid drainage without imaging guidance at MVHS, Inc.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/O Imaging

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $110 is 87% below the median hospital's median price ($827), higher than 2% of the 2,329 hospitals reporting CPT 32554. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32554 at MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 28 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 uhc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
2	Humana humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
3	Tricare humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
4	WellCare wellcare fee schedule · inpatient	$37	$37	$3	8%	—	$34 – $39
5	WellCare wellcare fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	$3	8%	—	$34 – $39
6	Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
7	Humana choicecare fee schedule · both	$74	$74	$33	44%	—	$41 – $106
8	Humana humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$74	$74	$33	44%	—	$41 – $106
9	Medicare medicare fee schedule · both	$81	$81	$43	53%	—	$38 – $124
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$87	$87	—	—	—	$87 – $87
11	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs federal fee schedule · both	$98	$98	$44	44%	—	$55 – $142
13	Humana humana military fee schedule · both	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
14	Tricare humana military fee schedule · both	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
15	Cigna mvp hmo/ppo fee schedule · both	$106	$106	$48	45%	—	$58 – $153
16	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$640	$640	—	—	—	$640 – $640
17	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$968	$968	—	—	—	$968 – $968
18	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
19	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
20	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
22	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
23	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
24	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k
25	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k

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Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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