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 W GUIDANCE
Toledo, OH
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The Toledo Hospital’s median price of $2.7k is 174% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 93% 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: 9 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 | Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.26 | $264.26 | $264.26 – $264.26 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $286.37 | $286.37 | $286.37 – $286.37 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $286.37 | $286.37 | $286.37 – $286.37 |
| 4 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $286.37 | $286.37 | $286.37 – $286.37 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health of michigan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $314.31 | $314.31 | $314.31 – $314.31 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid-glhp facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $343.52 | $343.52 | $343.52 – $343.52 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health of michigan facility · other · outpatient | $371.00 | $371.00 | $371.00 – $371.00 |
| 8 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $578.93 | $578.93 | $578.93 – $578.93 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $599.65 | $599.65 | $599.65 – $599.65 |
| 10 | Anthem anthem medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $599.65 | $599.65 | $599.65 – $599.65 |
| 11 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $599.65 | $599.65 | $599.65 – $599.65 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mi bcn advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $609.40 | $609.40 | $609.40 – $609.40 |
| 13 | Anthem anthem hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $928.39 | $928.39 | $928.39 – $928.39 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $928.39 | $928.39 | $928.39 – $928.39 |
| 15 | Anthem anthem hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,801 | $1,801 | $1,801 – $1,801 |
| 16 | Anthem anthem ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,801 | $1,801 | $1,801 – $1,801 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna hmo/pos facility · other · outpatient | $1,959 | $1,959 | $1,959 – $1,959 |
| 18 | Medical Mutual mmo supermed facility · other · outpatient | $1,983 | $1,983 | $1,983 – $1,983 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1,997 | $1,997 | $1,997 – $1,997 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna meritain facility · other · outpatient | $2,065 | $2,065 | $2,065 – $2,065 |
| 21 | Medical Mutual mmo supermed professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,522 | $2,522 | $2,522 – $2,522 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,658 | $2,658 | $2,658 – $2,658 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare uhc professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,769 | $2,769 | $2,769 – $2,769 |
| 24 | Bcbs Mi blue care network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,444 | $3,444 | $3,444 – $3,444 |
| 25 | Bcbs Mi blue care network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,444 | $3,444 | $3,444 – $3,444 |
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
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