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ED 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING
Aberdeen, SD
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Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center’s median price of $2.2k is 125% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 87% 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, 21 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 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $587.35 | $587.35 | $587.35 – $587.35 |
| 2 | Ucare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $630.63 | $630.63 | $630.63 – $630.63 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $636.81 | $636.81 | $636.81 – $636.81 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $636.81 | $636.81 | $636.81 – $636.81 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $636.81 | $636.81 | $636.81 – $636.81 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,383 | $1,383 | $1,383 – $1,383 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,577 | $1,577 | $1,577 – $1,577 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,627 | $1,627 | $1,627 – $1,627 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,855 | $1,855 | $1,855 – $1,855 |
| 10 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,436 | $2,436 | $2,436 – $2,436 |
| 11 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,436 | $2,436 | $2,436 – $2,436 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,558 | $2,558 | $2,558 – $2,558 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,558 | $2,558 | $2,558 – $2,558 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,604 | $2,604 | $2,604 – $2,604 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,604 | $2,604 | $2,604 – $2,604 |
| 16 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,679 | $2,679 | $2,679 – $2,679 |
| 17 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,679 | $2,679 | $2,679 – $2,679 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,807 | $2,807 | $2,807 – $2,807 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,807 | $2,807 | $2,807 – $2,807 |
| 20 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,866 | $2,866 | $2,866 – $2,866 |
| 21 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,866 | $2,866 | $2,866 – $2,866 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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