Thoracentesis cost in Big Rapids, MI
In Big Rapids, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $1,165.00 to $1,165.00, with a median of $1,165.00. Across Michigan, the median is $1,084.15 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Big Rapids, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital lowest Big Rapids, MI · (231) 796-8691 Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,165.00 | $1,165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids, MI · (231) 796-8691 Hc Thoracentesis With Image Guidance | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids, MI · (231) 796-8691 Hc Ed Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,165.00, median $1,165.00, highest $1,165.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,165.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.