Pleural fluid drainage with imaging guidance at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING

Las Vegas, NV

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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada’s median price of $234 is 76% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 4% 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 University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 52 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 Nv anthem medicaid other · both	$107.64	$107.64	$107.64 – $107.64
2	Molina medicaid fee schedule · both	$107.64	$107.64	$107.64 – $107.64
3	Bcbs Nv medicare advantage hmo fee schedule · both	$110.70	$145.47	$102.77 – $296.20
4	Bcbs Nv medicare advantage ppo fee schedule · both	$110.70	$145.47	$102.77 – $296.20
5	Aetna generic fee schedule · both	$154.16	$218.26	$114.07 – $444.30
6	Aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$154.16	$218.26	$114.07 – $444.30
7	Aetna meritain fee schedule · both	$154.16	$218.26	$114.07 – $444.30
8	Aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$154.16	$218.26	$114.07 – $444.30
9	Aetna src student fee schedule · both	$154.16	$218.26	$114.07 – $444.30
10	First Health all plans fee schedule · both	$154.16	$219.09	$115.10 – $444.30
11	Aetna medicare managed care fee schedule · both	$102.77	$228.21	$90.40 – $683.29
12	Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$112.80	$235.11	$102.77 – $683.29
13	Ambetter commercial exchange plan fee schedule · both	$152.10	$247.53	$152.10 – $438.38
14	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage ppo fee schedule · both	$199.49	$296.26	$102.77 – $683.29
15	UnitedHealthcare medicare solutions hmo fee schedule · both	$199.49	$296.26	$102.77 – $683.29
16	Molina marketplace fee schedule · both	$184.50	$335.33	$154.16 – $1,011
17	Aetna qhp gatekeeper fee schedule · both	$154.16	$357.90	$114.07 – $1,196
18	Cigna all plans fee schedule · both	$233.51	$386.04	$233.51 – $691.09
19	Kaiser hawaii fee schedule · both	$233.51	$386.04	$233.51 – $691.09
20	Kaiser northern ca fee schedule · both	$233.51	$386.04	$233.51 – $691.09
21	Kaiser southern ca fee schedule · both	$233.51	$386.04	$233.51 – $691.09
22	Aetna international passport to health fee schedule · both	$172.35	$491.93	$166.05 – $1,848
23	Bcbs Nv anthem federal fee schedule · both	$246.48	$495.90	$122.95 – $1,368
24	Bcbs Nv anthem hmo fee schedule · both	$246.48	$495.90	$122.95 – $1,368
25	Bcbs Nv anthem ppo fee schedule · both	$246.48	$495.90	$122.95 – $1,368

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Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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