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PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING
Burlington, VT
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University of Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $709 is 28% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 31% 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, 25 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $208.10 | $208.10 | $208.10 – $208.10 |
| 2 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $270.54 | $270.54 | $248.60 – $292.47 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $283.57 | $283.57 | $260.58 – $306.56 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $305.03 | $305.03 | $305.03 – $305.03 |
| 5 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $306.56 | $306.56 | $306.56 – $306.56 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $486.08 | $486.08 | $446.67 – $525.48 |
| 7 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $554.96 | $554.96 | $554.96 – $554.96 |
| 8 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $601.74 | $601.74 | $601.74 – $601.74 |
| 9 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $618.26 | $618.26 | $618.26 – $618.26 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $691.75 | $691.75 | $691.75 – $691.75 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $691.75 | $691.75 | $691.75 – $691.75 |
| 12 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $951.36 | $951.36 | $951.36 – $951.36 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $987.15 | $987.15 | $987.15 – $987.15 |
| 14 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1,062 | $1,062 | $1,062 – $1,062 |
| 15 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $1,165 | $1,165 | $1,165 – $1,165 |
| 16 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $1,165 | $1,165 | $1,165 – $1,165 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1,165 | $1,165 | $1,165 – $1,165 |
| 18 | Cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,189 | $1,189 | $1,189 – $1,189 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1,430 | $1,430 | $1,430 – $1,430 |
| 20 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,518 | $1,518 | $1,518 – $1,518 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,546 | $1,546 | $1,546 – $1,546 |
| 22 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,720 | $1,720 | $1,720 – $1,720 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,790 | $1,790 | $1,790 – $1,790 |
| 24 | Excellus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,950 | $1,950 | $1,950 – $1,950 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,951 | $1,951 | $1,951 – $1,951 |
Last updated: Oct 12, 2026
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