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.
Original text from hospital filings
ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING
West Hills, CA
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UCLA West Valley Medical Center’s median price of $807 is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 40% 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: 4 payers, 7 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $785.56 | $785.56 | $785.56 – $785.56 |
| 5 | Anthem workers comp fee schedule · outpatient | $1,062 | $1,062 | $1,062 – $1,062 |
| 6 | Anthem hmo-city of la fee schedule · outpatient | $1,064 | $1,064 | $1,064 – $1,064 |
| 7 | Anthem hmo-noncity of la fee schedule · outpatient | $1,198 | $1,198 | $1,198 – $1,198 |
Last updated: Mar 29, 2026
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