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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HC THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING
Orleans, LA
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s median price of $2.0k is 100% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 82% 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: 12 payers, 13 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 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $449.19 | $449.19 | $359.35 – $539.03 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all payor case rate · outpatient | $462.67 | $462.67 | $370.13 – $555.20 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $462.67 | $462.67 | $370.13 – $555.20 |
| 4 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $450.76 | $493.90 | $222.57 – $851.49 |
| 5 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $581.80 | $581.80 | $465.44 – $698.16 |
| 6 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $709.58 | $709.58 | $567.66 – $851.49 |
| 7 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $709.58 | $709.58 | $567.66 – $851.49 |
| 8 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $2,178 | $2,217 | $1,400 – $3,111 |
| 9 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2,215 | $2,326 | $567.66 – $3,355 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $3,043 | $2,685 | $359.35 – $4,787 |
| 11 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,070 | $3,070 | $2,047 – $4,094 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $3,275 | $3,275 | $2,183 – $4,366 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $3,995 | $3,995 | $3,196 – $4,794 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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