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HB Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging
Geneva, IL
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32555 →Price type
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital’s median price of $4.0k is 305% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 98% 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: 8 payers, 27 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 dch uhc core fee schedule · outpatient | $10.80 | $10.80 | $10.80 – $10.80 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare dch uhc hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $10.80 | $10.80 | $10.80 – $10.80 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch illinois medicaid other · outpatient | $734.30 | $734.30 | $734.30 – $734.30 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,250 | $1,250 | $891.77 – $1,609 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,250 | $1,250 | $891.77 – $1,609 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch advocate ipa other · outpatient | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 – $1,350 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch blue cross medicare advt other · outpatient | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 – $1,350 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch blue cross mmai (medicare) other · outpatient | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 – $1,350 |
| 9 | Humana dch advocate ipa other · outpatient | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 – $1,350 |
| 10 | Humana dch humana medicare advt other · outpatient | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 – $1,350 |
| 11 | Aetna dch aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,368 | $1,368 | $975.56 – $1,760 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,511 | $1,511 | $1,077 – $1,944 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,955 | $1,955 | $1,395 – $2,516 |
| 14 | Cigna dch cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,144 | $3,144 | $2,244 – $4,044 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,446 | $3,446 | $2,719 – $4,173 |
| 16 | Aetna dch aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,987 | $3,987 | $3,711 – $4,263 |
| 17 | First Health dch aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,987 | $3,987 | $3,711 – $4,263 |
| 18 | Aetna dch aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,367 | $4,367 | $4,064 – $4,670 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dch bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,691 | $4,691 | $3,346 – $6,036 |
| 20 | First Health dch first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,790 | $5,790 | $4,130 – $7,451 |
| 21 | MultiPlan dch phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,294 | $6,294 | $4,489 – $8,099 |
| 22 | Cigna dch cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,304 | $6,304 | $4,501 – $8,108 |
| 23 | Cigna dch cigna behavioral bhs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,713 | $6,713 | $4,788 – $8,639 |
| 24 | Beechstreet dch beech street/capp care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,553 | $7,553 | $5,387 – $9,719 |
| 25 | MultiPlan dch multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,553 | $7,553 | $5,387 – $9,719 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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