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
SURG 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING
Windom, MN
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Windom Area Hospital’s median price of $994 is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 51% 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: 9 payers, 20 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 Mn pmap facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $747.84 | $747.84 | $689.52 – $806.15 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mn pmap facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $747.84 | $747.84 | $689.52 – $806.15 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $747.84 | $747.84 | $689.52 – $806.15 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $747.84 | $747.84 | $689.52 – $806.15 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $866.14 | $866.14 | $798.60 – $933.68 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $866.14 | $866.14 | $798.60 – $933.68 |
| 7 | Humana medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $866.14 | $866.14 | $798.60 – $933.68 |
| 8 | Medica medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $866.14 | $866.14 | $798.60 – $933.68 |
| 9 | Ucare medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $866.14 | $866.14 | $798.60 – $933.68 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $866.14 | $866.14 | $798.60 – $933.68 |
| 11 | Medica pmap facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $978.35 | $978.35 | $902.06 – $1,055 |
| 12 | Medica pmap facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $978.35 | $978.35 | $902.06 – $1,055 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,610 | $1,610 | $1,485 – $1,736 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,610 | $1,610 | $1,485 – $1,736 |
| 15 | Bcbs Mn commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,651 | $1,651 | $1,523 – $1,780 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nd commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,651 | $1,651 | $1,523 – $1,780 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,651 | $1,651 | $1,523 – $1,780 |
| 18 | Wellmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,651 | $1,651 | $1,523 – $1,780 |
| 19 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,843 | $1,843 | $1,699 – $1,986 |
| 20 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,843 | $1,843 | $1,699 – $1,986 |
Last updated: Feb 3, 2026
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