Thoracentesis, needle or catheter, aspiration of the pleural space; with imaging guidance (CPT 32555)
32555 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
95 of 118 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out — we never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Morgan County Hospital | Brush, CO | $175.55 | $349 | $661.73 | 0.3× |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital | Holyoke, CO | $228 | $285 | $661.73 | 0.3× |
| Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center | Salida, CO | $249.90 | $294 | $661.73 | 0.4× |
| South Lincoln Medical Center | Kemmerer, WY | $336.61 | $448.81 | $640.89 | 0.5× |
| Montrose Regional Health | Montrose, CO | $405.75 | $541 | $661.73 | 0.6× |
| Community Hospital, Torrington (Banner Health) | Torrington, WY | $485.70 | $755.50 | $640.89 | 0.8× |
| Denver Health Medical Center | Denver, CO | $486.39 | $1,389.67 | $661.73 | 0.7× |
| Sterling Regional MedCenter | Sterling, CO | $495.01 | $1,162 | $661.73 | 0.7× |
| Wray Community District Hospital | Wray, CO | $541.12 | $721.50 | $661.73 | 0.8× |
| Washakie Medical Center | Worland, WY | $560.06 | $755.50 | $640.89 | 0.9× |
| Rio Grande Hospital | Del Norte, CO | $562.46 | $749.94 | $661.73 | 0.8× |
| Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County | Rock Springs, WY | $636.50 | $636.50 | $640.89‡ | 1.0× |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital | Sheridan, WY | $651.20 | $814 | $640.89 | 1.0× |
| Star Valley Medical Center | Afton, WY | $698.95 | $998.50 | $640.89 | 1.1× |
| Grand River Medical Center | Rifle, CO | $707.50 | $1,415 | $661.73 | 1.1× |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $724.92 | $1,726 | $640.89 | 1.1× |
| Platte County Hospital | Wheatland, WY | $761.11 | $1,162 | $640.89 | 1.2× |
| Southwest Memorial Hospital | Cortez, CO | $763 | $1,525.50 | $661.73 | 1.2× |
| Yuma District Hospital | Yuma, CO | $815.25 | $1,087 | $661.73 | 1.2× |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbon County | Rawlins, WY | $817.88 | $1,090.50 | $640.89 | 1.3× |
| Family Health West Hospital | Fruita, CO | $880.25 | $1,257.50 | $661.73 | 1.3× |
| Sublette County Health | Pinedale, WY | $883.35 | $981.50 | $640.89 | 1.4× |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital | La Jara, CO | $892.65 | $1,623 | $661.73 | 1.3× |
| Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital | Thermopolis, WY | $893 | $893 | $640.89 | 1.4× |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth (Texas Health Resources) | Fort Worth, TX | $938.70 | $1,564.50 | $630.16 | 1.5× |
| UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center | Steamboat Springs, CO | $939.60 | $1,044 | $661.73 | 1.4× |
| Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center | La Junta, CO | $956 | $1,593 | $661.73 | 1.4× |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center | Walsenburg, CO | $966.15 | $1,073.50 | $661.73 | 1.5× |
| Campbell County Health | Gillette, WY | $1,035 | $1,150 | $640.89 | 1.6× |
| Vail Health Hospital | Vail, CO | $1,038.38 | $1,384.50 | $661.73 | 1.6× |
| Evanston Regional Hospital | Evanston, WY | $1,040.41 | $1,734.02 | $640.89 | 1.6× |
| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center | Cheyenne, WY | $1,040.90 | $1,487 | $640.89 | 1.6× |
| UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,041.30 | $2,314 | $661.73 | 1.6× |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center | Fort Collins, CO | $1,045.28 | $2,653 | $661.73 | 1.6× |
| Parkview Medical Center | Pueblo, CO | $1,067.20 | $2,668 | $661.73 | 1.6× |
| Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital | Julesburg, CO | $1,090 | $1,090 | $661.73 | 1.6× |
| St. Mary-Corwin Hospital | Pueblo, CO | $1,091.05 | $2,727.62 | $661.73 | 1.6× |
| Prowers Medical Center | Lamar, CO | $1,119.60 | $1,866 | $661.73 | 1.7× |
| UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch, CO | $1,131.90 | $3,773 | $661.73 | 1.7× |
| San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center | Alamosa, CO | $1,146.75 | $2,085 | $661.73 | 1.7× |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital | Gunnison, CO | $1,164.92 | $1,370.50 | $661.73 | 1.8× |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital | Delta, CO | $1,179 | $1,965 | $661.73 | 1.8× |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center | Greeley, CO | $1,185.89 | $2,653 | $661.73 | 1.8× |
| UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital | Woodland Park, CO | $1,186.40 | $1,483 | $661.73 | 1.8× |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Fort Morgan, CO | $1,298.90 | $3,247.26 | $661.73 | 2.0× |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Scott & White) | Dallas, TX | $1,306.31 | $2,177.19 | $630.16 | 2.1× |
| Longs Peak Hospital | Longmont, CO | $1,320.55 | $3,773 | $669.08 | 2.0× |
| UCHealth Broomfield Hospital | Broomfield, CO | $1,320.55 | $3,773 | $661.73 | 2.0× |
| UCHealth Grandview Hospital | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,320.55 | $3,773 | $661.73 | 2.0× |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $1,339.80 | $1,914 | $661.73 | 2.0× |
| Powell Valley Healthcare | Powell, WY | $1,350.91 | $1,589.30 | $640.89 | 2.1× |
| Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital | Burlington, CO | $1,380.03 | $1,623.57 | $661.73 | 2.1× |
| Middle Park Medical Center | Kremmling, CO | $1,399.90 | $1,749.87 | $661.73 | 2.1× |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction | Grand Junction, CO | $1,429.68 | $2,553 | $661.73 | 2.2× |
| Southeast Colorado Hospital | Springfield, CO | $1,462 | $1,827 | $661.73 | 2.2× |
| William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (UT Southwestern) | Dallas, TX | $1,470.50 | $2,941 | $630.16 | 2.3× |
| Crook County Medical Services District | Sundance, WY | $1,487.85 | $1,983.80 | $640.89 | 2.3× |
| Foothills Hospital | Boulder, CO | $1,521.75 | $3,043.50 | $669.08 | 2.3× |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Aurora, CO | $1,544.55 | $4,413 | $661.73 | 2.3× |
| Valley View Hospital | Glenwood Springs, CO | $1,575.05 | $1,853 | $661.73 | 2.4× |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff, NE | $1,600.80 | $2,668 | $651.39 | 2.5× |
| UCHealth Greeley Hospital | Greeley, CO | $1,603.80 | $2,673 | $661.73 | 2.4× |
| Cody Regional Health | Cody, WY | $1,631.80 | $1,919.76 | $640.89 | 2.5× |
| Memorial Hospital of Converse County | Douglas, WY | $1,653.28 | $2,900.50 | $640.89 | 2.6× |
| Memorial Hospital at Craig | Craig, CO | $1,708.46 | $2,628.41 | $661.73 | 2.6× |
| Estes Park Medical Center | Estes Park, CO | $1,749.75 | $2,333 | $661.73 | 2.6× |
| Ivinson Memorial Hospital | Laramie, WY | $1,816 | $1,816 | $640.89 | 2.8× |
| St. John's Medical Center | Jackson, WY | $1,848 | $1,848 | $640.89 | 2.9× |
| Poudre Valley Hospital | Fort Collins, CO | $1,871.10 | $2,673 | $661.73 | 2.8× |
| Medical Center of the Rockies | Loveland, CO | $1,871.10 | $2,673 | $661.73 | 2.8× |
| Parkland Memorial Hospital | Dallas, TX | $2,020.40 | $5,051 | $630.16 | 3.2× |
| Johnson County Healthcare Center | Buffalo, WY | $2,107 | $2,107 | $640.89 | 3.3× |
| Aspen Valley Hospital | Aspen, CO | $2,152 | $2,152 | $661.73 | 3.3× |
| Lincoln Health Hospital | Hugo, CO | $2,171 | $2,171 | $661.73 | 3.3× |
| Longmont United Hospital | Longmont, CO | $2,202.92 | $5,507.30 | $669.08 | 3.3× |
| St. Anthony Hospital | Lakewood, CO | $2,202.92 | $5,507.30 | $661.73 | 3.3× |
| Penrose Hospital | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,202.92 | $5,507.30 | $661.73 | 3.3× |
| St. Anthony North Health Campus | Westminster, CO | $2,202.92 | $5,507.30 | $661.73 | 3.3× |
| OrthoColorado Hospital | Lakewood, CO | $2,202.92 | $5,507.30 | $661.73 | 3.3× |
| St. Francis Hospital Interquest | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,202.92 | $5,507.30 | $661.73 | 3.3× |
| St. Thomas More Hospital | Canon City, CO | $2,293.76 | $5,734.40 | $661.73 | 3.5× |
| Mercy Hospital Durango | Durango, CO | $2,421.32 | $6,053.30 | $661.73 | 3.7× |
| AdventHealth Porter | Denver, CO | $4,893.55 | $4,893.55 | $661.73 | 7.4× |
| AdventHealth Avista | Louisville, CO | $4,893.55 | $4,893.55 | $669.08 | 7.3× |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | $4,893.55 | $4,893.55 | $661.73 | 7.4× |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker, CO | $4,893.55 | $4,893.55 | $661.73 | 7.4× |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock, CO | $4,893.55 | $4,893.55 | $661.73 | 7.4× |
| Medical City Dallas | Dallas, TX | $4,993 | $4,993 | $630.16 | 7.9× |
| North Big Horn Hospital District | Lovell, WY | — | $960.50 | $640.89 | — |
| Aspen Mountain Medical Center | Rock Springs, WY | — | $1,873.35 | $640.89 | — |
| Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital | Brighton, CO | — | $3,943 | $661.73 | — |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | Golden, CO | — | $3,980.90 | $661.73 | — |
| Intermountain Health St. Joseph Hospital | Denver, CO | — | $3,980.90 | $661.73 | — |
| Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital | Lafayette, CO | — | $3,980.90 | $669.08 | — |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | Grand Junction, CO | — | $4,007.75 | $661.73 | — |
"Medicare pays" is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. "—" means Medicare has no comparable facility rate.
‡ Price taken from the hospital's inpatient list — no outpatient price posted.