Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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HC THORACENTESIS NDL/CATH W IMAGE
Philadelphia, PA
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Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital’s median price of $1.1k is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 58% 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, 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 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $644.47 | $644.47 | $644.47 – $644.47 |
| 2 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $644.47 | $644.47 | $644.47 – $644.47 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $644.47 | $644.47 | $644.47 – $644.47 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $644.47 | $644.47 | $644.47 – $644.47 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $657.36 | $657.36 | $657.36 – $657.36 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $663.80 | $663.80 | $663.80 – $663.80 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $670.25 | $670.25 | $670.25 – $670.25 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $670.25 | $670.25 | $670.25 – $670.25 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $696.03 | $696.03 | $696.03 – $696.03 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,313 | $1,313 | $1,313 – $1,313 |
| 11 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,441 | $1,319 | $499.94 – $1,701 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,441 | $1,319 | $499.94 – $1,701 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,441 | $1,319 | $499.94 – $1,701 |
| 14 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,053 | $2,053 | $2,053 – $2,053 |
| 15 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,306 | $2,306 | $2,306 – $2,306 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare community plan facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,354 | $2,354 | $2,354 – $2,354 |
| 17 | Bcbs Pa tiered ppaca facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,401 | $2,401 | $2,401 – $2,401 |
| 18 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,528 | $2,528 | $2,528 – $2,528 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,656 | $2,656 | $2,656 – $2,656 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare chip facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,661 | $2,661 | $2,661 – $2,661 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $5,350 | $5,350 | $5,350 – $5,350 |
| 22 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $9,364 | $8,575 | $3,250 – $11,054 |
| 23 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9,364 | $8,575 | $3,250 – $11,054 |
Last updated: Apr 8, 2026
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