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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Thoracentesis W/img Guide
Oroville, CA
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Oroville Hospital’s median price of $771 is 21% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 36% 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: 6 payers, 11 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 | Anthem commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $311.00 | $624.33 | $99.00 – $1,749 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $771.00 | $658.33 | $95.00 – $771.00 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $771.00 | $658.33 | $95.00 – $771.00 |
| 4 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $921.50 | $1,850 | $292.00 – $5,182 |
| 5 | MultiPlan ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $921.50 | $1,850 | $292.00 – $5,182 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare epo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $979.50 | $1,965 | $310.00 – $5,505 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $979.50 | $1,965 | $310.00 – $5,505 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $979.50 | $1,965 | $310.00 – $5,505 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $979.50 | $1,965 | $310.00 – $5,505 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ca commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,118 | $2,243 | $354.00 – $6,283 |
| 11 | Anthem managed medi-cal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,267 | $2,544 | $402.00 – $7,125 |
Last updated: Oct 28, 2026
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