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HB Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging
McHenry, IL
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital’s median price of $2.1k is 116% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 86% 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: 7 payers, 21 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 nwr uhc core fee schedule · outpatient | $246.40 | $246.40 | $246.40 – $246.40 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare nwr uhc hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $246.40 | $246.40 | $246.40 – $246.40 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr blue cross medicare advt other · outpatient | $1,054 | $1,054 | $1,054 – $1,054 |
| 4 | Humana nwr humana medicare advt other · outpatient | $1,054 | $1,054 | $1,054 – $1,054 |
| 5 | Aetna nwr aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,093 | $1,093 | $557.96 – $1,628 |
| 6 | Cigna nwr cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,116 | $1,116 | $569.53 – $1,662 |
| 7 | Cigna nwr cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,750 | $1,750 | $893.32 – $2,607 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,891 | $1,891 | $1,032 – $2,751 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,920 | $1,920 | $980.05 – $2,860 |
| 10 | Aetna nwr aetna apcn/sp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,948 | $1,948 | $994.50 – $2,902 |
| 11 | Aetna nwr aetna il preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,011 | $2,011 | $1,026 – $2,995 |
| 12 | Aetna nwr aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,127 | $2,127 | $1,408 – $2,845 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,707 | $2,707 | $1,382 – $4,032 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,707 | $2,707 | $1,382 – $4,032 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,707 | $2,707 | $1,382 – $4,032 |
| 16 | Aetna nwr aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,973 | $2,973 | $1,518 – $4,429 |
| 17 | MultiPlan nwr phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,115 | $3,115 | $1,590 – $4,640 |
| 18 | Cigna nwr cigna behavorial bhs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,248 | $4,248 | $2,168 – $6,327 |
| 19 | Beechstreet nwr beechstreet percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,531 | $4,531 | $2,313 – $6,749 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwr bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,663 | $5,663 | $2,891 – $8,436 |
| 21 | MultiPlan nwr non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,663 | $5,663 | $2,891 – $8,436 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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