Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

HC 32555 THORACENTESIS NDL/CATH,ASP PLRL SP; W/IMG GUIDE

Alexandria, LA

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St. Frances Cabrini Hospital’s median price of $823 is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 41% 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 St. Frances Cabrini Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 23 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	Amerihealth Caritas km fee schedule · outpatient	$360.84	$360.84	$360.84 – $360.84
2	UnitedHealthcare km fee schedule · outpatient	$360.84	$360.84	$360.84 – $360.84
3	Humana healthy horizons km fee schedule · outpatient	$368.06	$368.06	$368.06 – $368.06
4	Aetna km fee schedule · outpatient	$378.88	$378.88	$378.88 – $378.88
5	Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient	$576.34	$576.34	$576.34 – $576.34
6	Humana gold plus mm fee schedule · outpatient	$576.34	$576.34	$576.34 – $576.34
7	Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient	$588.10	$588.10	$588.10 – $588.10
8	Bcbs La mm fee schedule · outpatient	$588.10	$588.10	$588.10 – $588.10
9	UnitedHealthcare va ccn mm fee schedule · outpatient	$588.10	$588.10	$588.10 – $588.10
10	UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$599.86	$599.86	$599.86 – $599.86
11	WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$617.51	$617.51	$617.51 – $617.51
12	Humana choicecare other · outpatient	$874.00	$874.00	$874.00 – $874.00
13	Aetna new business case rate · outpatient	$1,230	$1,230	$1,230 – $1,230
14	Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient	$1,447	$1,447	$1,447 – $1,447
15	UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient	$1,597	$1,597	$1,597 – $1,597
16	Bcbs La hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,786	$1,786	$1,786 – $1,786
17	Bcbs La ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,786	$1,786	$1,786 – $1,786
18	Bcbs La trad fee schedule · outpatient	$1,786	$1,786	$1,786 – $1,786
19	Healthcare Highways ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,339	$2,339	$1,585 – $3,094
20	MultiPlan ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,729	$2,729	$1,849 – $3,609
21	Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,729	$2,729	$1,849 – $3,609
22	First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,314	$3,314	$2,246 – $4,383
23	Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient	$5,010	$5,010	$5,010 – $5,010

Last updated: Jan 13, 2026

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