Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Durant, OK

In Durant, OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $714.72 to $714.72, with a median of $714.72. Across Oklahoma, the median is $673.55 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$714.72Alliancehealth Durant
Median$714.72half pay less
Highest$714.72in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alliancehealth Durant Durant, OK · (405) 924-3080 US Thoracentesis w Imaging Guidance $714.72 $5,956.00 $254.99–$5,360.40 88% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $714.72, median $714.72, highest $714.72.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,250.76. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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. 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.