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THORACENTESIS ASPIRATION W-GUIDANCE LT
Santa Ana, CA
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Orange County Global Medical Center’s median price of $1.2k is 23% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 60% 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: 11 payers, 41 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 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $92.33 | $92.33 | $92.33 – $92.33 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare monarch health plan/united healthcare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $671.00 | $671.00 | $671.00 – $671.00 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $802.86 | $923.29 | $802.86 – $1,204 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield 65 sr hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $802.86 | $923.29 | $802.86 – $1,204 |
| 5 | Humana humana medicare advantage hmo/pos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $802.86 | $923.29 | $802.86 – $1,204 |
| 6 | Kaiser kaiser senior hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $802.86 | $923.29 | $802.86 – $1,204 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare sr facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $802.86 | $923.29 | $802.86 – $1,204 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $996.00 | $938.40 | $852.00 – $996.00 |
| 9 | MultiPlan multiplan wc facility · other · outpatient | $1,052 | $1,052 | $1,052 – $1,052 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,103 | $1,103 | $1,103 – $1,103 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,103 | $1,103 | $1,103 – $1,103 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare monarch health plan/united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,158 | $1,158 | $1,158 – $1,158 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,031 | $1,203 | $1,031 – $1,547 |
| 14 | Tricare champus tricare prime/extra standard facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $774.55 | $1,277 | $774.55 – $4,633 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,769 | $1,628 | $1,205 – $1,769 |
| 16 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1,400 | $1,634 | $1,400 – $2,101 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,677 | $1,677 | $1,677 – $1,677 |
| 18 | Magellan magellan behavioral health comm facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,942 | $1,844 | $1,200 – $2,622 |
| 19 | Magellan magellan behavioral health comm facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,942 | $1,844 | $1,200 – $2,622 |
| 20 | Magellan magellan behavioral health sr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,942 | $1,844 | $1,200 – $2,622 |
| 21 | Magellan magellan behavioral health sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,942 | $1,844 | $1,200 – $2,622 |
| 22 | Kaiser kaiser commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,993 | $1,892 | $1,232 – $2,691 |
| 23 | Kaiser kaiser commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,993 | $1,892 | $1,232 – $2,691 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1,674 | $1,908 | $1,674 – $2,260 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1,674 | $1,908 | $1,674 – $2,260 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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