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
Kellogg, ID
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West Shoshone Hospital District’s median price of $366 is 63% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 8% 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: 6 payers, 15 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 Id medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.00 | $98.00 | $98.00 – $98.00 |
| 2 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.00 | $98.00 | $98.00 – $98.00 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.00 | $98.00 | $98.00 – $98.00 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $100.94 | $100.94 | $100.94 – $100.94 |
| 5 | Regence commercial professional · case rate · outpatient | $213.28 | $213.28 | $213.28 – $213.28 |
| 6 | Bcbs Id medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $402.27 | $402.27 | $165.55 – $638.98 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $402.27 | $402.27 | $165.55 – $638.98 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $523.88 | $523.88 | $215.60 – $832.16 |
| 9 | Aetna auto facility · fee schedule · both | $654.85 | $654.85 | $269.50 – $1,040 |
| 10 | Aetna work comp facility · fee schedule · both | $654.85 | $654.85 | $269.50 – $1,040 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · both | $841.95 | $841.95 | $346.50 – $1,337 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · both | $888.73 | $888.73 | $365.75 – $1,412 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · fee schedule · both | $888.73 | $888.73 | $365.75 – $1,412 |
| 14 | Regence commercial facility · fee schedule · both | $888.73 | $888.73 | $365.75 – $1,412 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · both | $888.73 | $888.73 | $365.75 – $1,412 |
Last updated: Sep 29, 2026
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