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HC 32555 THORACENTESIS NDL/CATH,ASP PLRL SP; W/IMG GUIDE
San Antonio, TX
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Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills’s median price of $598 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 16% 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: 12 payers, 35 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 chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $172.16 | $172.16 | $172.16 – $172.16 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare star km fee schedule · outpatient | $172.16 | $172.16 | $172.16 – $172.16 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare star plus km fee schedule · outpatient | $172.16 | $172.16 | $172.16 – $172.16 |
| 4 | Aetna chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 5 | Aetna star km fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx star chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 7 | Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 8 | Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx blue advantangehmo fee schedule · outpatient | $573.76 | $573.76 | $573.76 – $573.76 |
| 10 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $580.53 | $580.53 | $580.53 – $580.53 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient | $580.53 | $580.53 | $580.53 – $580.53 |
| 12 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $580.53 | $580.53 | $580.53 – $580.53 |
| 13 | Humana gold plus mm fee schedule · outpatient | $580.53 | $580.53 | $580.53 – $580.53 |
| 14 | Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient | $580.53 | $580.53 | $580.53 – $580.53 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $580.53 | $580.53 | $580.53 – $580.53 |
| 16 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $580.53 | $580.53 | $580.53 – $580.53 |
| 17 | Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient | $626.97 | $626.97 | $626.97 – $626.97 |
| 18 | Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $737.70 | $737.70 | $737.70 – $737.70 |
| 19 | Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient | $756.61 | $756.61 | $756.61 – $756.61 |
| 20 | Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $838.58 | $838.58 | $838.58 – $838.58 |
| 21 | Humana choicecare other · outpatient | $847.00 | $847.00 | $847.00 – $847.00 |
| 22 | Bcbs Tx traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $863.80 | $863.80 | $863.80 – $863.80 |
| 23 | Aetna new business case rate · outpatient | $1,612 | $1,612 | $1,612 – $1,612 |
| 24 | Aetna epo case rate · outpatient | $1,791 | $1,791 | $1,791 – $1,791 |
| 25 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,791 | $1,791 | $1,791 – $1,791 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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