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
THORACENTESIS-BIL
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $888 is 76% below the median hospital's median price ($3.7k), higher than 20% of the 295 hospitals reporting CPT 32422. 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, 9 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 advantra washington prime facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $601 | $671 | $126 | 19% | — | $592 – $888 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $601 | $671 | $126 | 19% | — | $592 – $888 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $646 | $721 | $135 | 19% | — | $637 – $955 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $751 | $838 | $157 | 19% | — | $740 – $1.1k |
| 5 | Aetna auto/workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $802 | $895 | $168 | 19% | — | $790 – $1.2k |
| 6 | Aetna cofinity/firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $827 | $922 | $173 | 19% | — | $814 – $1.2k |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $827 | $922 | $173 | 19% | — | $814 – $1.2k |
| 8 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $902 | $1.0k | $189 | 19% | — | $888 – $1.3k |
| 9 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.2k | $227 | 19% | — | $1.1k – $1.6k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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