Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick

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ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING

New Brunswick, NJ

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick’s median price of $2.5k is 156% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 91% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32555 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 17 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	Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient	$476.78	$476.78	$476.78 – $476.78
2	Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$717.38	$717.38	$717.38 – $717.38
3	Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$717.38	$717.38	$717.38 – $717.38
4	Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$717.38	$717.38	$717.38 – $717.38
5	Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$717.38	$717.38	$717.38 – $717.38
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$731.73	$731.73	$731.73 – $731.73
7	Bcbs Nj omnia percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,412	$1,412	$1,412 – $1,412
8	WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$1,428	$1,428	$1,428 – $1,428
9	Bcbs Nj state benefit plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509 – $2,509
10	Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient	$2,750	$2,750	$2,750 – $2,750
11	Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient	$2,896	$2,896	$2,896 – $2,896
12	UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient	$2,987	$2,987	$2,987 – $2,987
13	UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient	$3,154	$3,154	$3,154 – $3,154
14	UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient	$3,514	$3,514	$3,514 – $3,514
15	UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient	$3,710	$3,710	$3,710 – $3,710
16	Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient	$4,370	$4,370	$4,370 – $4,370
17	Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient	$4,370	$4,370	$4,370 – $4,370

Last updated: Mar 4, 2026

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