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HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging
Wareham, MA
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Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.’s median price of $937 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 48% 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, 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 | Aetna aetna medicare managed care [101030101] fee schedule · outpatient | $734.15 | $734.15 | $734.15 – $734.15 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mass medicare managed care [101030201] fee schedule · outpatient | $734.15 | $734.15 | $734.15 – $734.15 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united medicare managed care [101031001] fee schedule · outpatient | $734.15 | $734.15 | $734.15 – $734.15 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united health one care [101031004] fee schedule · outpatient | $770.85 | $770.85 | $770.85 – $770.85 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ma bcbs massachusetts hmo [101040122] fee schedule · outpatient | $936.62 | $936.62 | $936.62 – $936.62 |
| 6 | Phcs phcs [100012501] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,935 | $1,935 | $1,935 – $1,935 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna [100011201] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,959 | $1,959 | $1,959 – $1,959 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna [100010801] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,266 | $2,266 | $2,266 – $2,266 |
| 9 | First Health first health [100013001] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,266 | $2,266 | $2,266 – $2,266 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] fee schedule · outpatient | $2,408 | $2,408 | $2,408 – $2,408 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,650 | $2,650 | $2,650 – $2,650 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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