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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ER THORACENTESIS 32421
Russell, KS
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West Central Kansas Association Inc.’s median price of $863 is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 43% 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: 1 payer, 1 plan rate. 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 Ks commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $862.54 | $862.54 | $862.54 – $862.54 |
Last updated: Jun 1, 2026
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