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.
Original text from hospital filings
THORACENTESIS ASP W IMG BI
Wheatland, WY
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Platte County Hospital’s median price of $1.1k is 13% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 56% 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, 15 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 nebraska medicaid/chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $557.76 | $477.28 | $111.84 – $836.64 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $662.34 | $566.77 | $132.81 – $993.51 |
| 3 | Medica medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $662.34 | $566.77 | $132.81 – $993.51 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $662.34 | $772.73 | $662.34 – $993.51 |
| 5 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,103 | $943.62 | $221.12 – $1,654 |
| 6 | Bcbs Wy institutional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,104 | $944.62 | $221.35 – $1,656 |
| 7 | Bcbs Wy institutional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,104 | $944.62 | $221.35 – $1,656 |
| 8 | First Health medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,116 | $954.56 | $223.68 – $1,673 |
| 9 | First Health medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,116 | $954.56 | $223.68 – $1,673 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,127 | $964.50 | $226.01 – $1,691 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,127 | $964.50 | $226.01 – $1,691 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,127 | $964.50 | $226.01 – $1,691 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,127 | $964.50 | $226.01 – $1,691 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,099 | $1,282 | $1,099 – $1,649 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,099 | $1,282 | $1,099 – $1,649 |
Last updated: Feb 12, 2026
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