Thoracentesis cost in Bangor, ME — inpatient
In Bangor, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $505.89 to $505.89, with a median of $505.89. Across Maine, the median is $377.30 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bangor, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 HC THORACENT ASP PLRL SP W/IMG | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 PICU THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G5 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 CT THORACENTESIS W/ASPIRATION | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 THORACENTESIS W/ASPIRATION US | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 1PIPR THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 6CARD THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 CCU THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G4 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 KPO3 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G6OR THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G7 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G8 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 ICU THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 M3C THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 M3S THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 NICU THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $505.89 | $2,409.00 | $1,565.85–$1,797.11 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $607.11 | $2,891.00 | $1,879.15–$2,156.69 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 THORACENTESIS W/ASPIRATION IR | $607.11 | $2,891.00 | $1,879.15–$2,156.69 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGE | $607.11 | $2,891.00 | $1,879.15–$2,156.69 | 79% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $505.89, median $505.89, highest $505.89.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $505.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Thoracentesis removes fluid from around the lungs with a needle, using ultrasound to guide it.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and guidance. Lab tests on the fluid are billed separately.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 32555 ($1,171.30). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEASPIR PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $96.39 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, METHORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $96.39 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEPF THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $96.39 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $96.39 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEPF THORACENT ASP PLRL SP W/IMG | $96.39 | file |