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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Thorocentesis W/ Imaging
Opelousas, LA
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Opelousas General Main Campus’s median price of $1.1k is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 58% 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, 14 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $608.35 | $608.35 | $608.35 – $608.35 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $626.60 | $626.60 | $626.60 – $626.60 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $638.77 | $638.77 | $638.77 – $638.77 |
| 4 | Bcbs La hmo blue connect facility · fee schedule · both | $1,097 | $1,097 | $1,097 – $1,097 |
| 5 | Bcbs La hmo smart blue facility · fee schedule · both | $1,105 | $1,105 | $1,105 – $1,105 |
| 6 | Bcbs La ppohmo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,128 | $1,128 | $1,128 – $1,128 |
| 7 | Bcbs La traditional facility · fee schedule · both | $1,142 | $1,142 | $1,142 – $1,142 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · both | $1,327 | $1,327 | $1,327 – $1,327 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,327 | $1,327 | $1,327 – $1,327 |
| 10 | Cigna ppo facility · case rate · both | $1,337 | $1,337 | $1,337 – $1,337 |
| 11 | Cigna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,337 | $1,337 | $1,337 – $1,337 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,735 | $2,711 | $2,617 – $2,735 |
| 13 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,963 | $2,937 | $2,835 – $2,963 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,191 | $3,163 | $3,053 – $3,191 |
Last updated: Mar 5, 2026
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