Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

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ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING

Newark, NJ

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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s median price of $2.4k is 141% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 89% 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 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 17 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 community plan fee schedule · outpatient	$166.38	$166.38	$166.38 – $166.38
2	Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient	$476.78	$476.78	$476.78 – $476.78
3	Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$693.64	$693.64	$693.64 – $693.64
4	Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$693.64	$693.64	$693.64 – $693.64
5	Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$693.64	$693.64	$693.64 – $693.64
6	Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$693.64	$693.64	$693.64 – $693.64
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$707.51	$707.51	$707.51 – $707.51
8	WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$1,380	$1,380	$1,380 – $1,380
9	Cigna local plus case rate · outpatient	$1,519	$1,519	$1,519 – $1,519
10	Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient	$1,930	$1,930	$1,930 – $1,930
11	Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient	$2,033	$2,033	$2,033 – $2,033
12	UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient	$2,678	$2,678	$2,678 – $2,678
13	UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient	$2,843	$2,843	$2,843 – $2,843
14	UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient	$3,151	$3,151	$3,151 – $3,151
15	UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient	$3,345	$3,345	$3,345 – $3,345
16	Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient	$4,049	$4,049	$4,049 – $4,049
17	Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient	$4,049	$4,049	$4,049 – $4,049

Last updated: Mar 4, 2026

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