Thoracentesis cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $251.65 to $3,140.50, with a median of $949.05. The lowest listed price is at Parkview Regional Medical Center — $697.40 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,219.40 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Regional Medical Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING TECH | $251.65 | $503.30 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN US Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance - US Thoracente | $311.39 | $1,153.30 | $587.76–$2,727.48 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN CT Thoracentesis w Imaging Guidance | $330.21 | $1,223.00 | $587.76–$2,727.48 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN US Thoracentesis Aspiration WO Labs | $349.92 | $1,296.00 | $587.76–$2,727.48 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN US Thoracentesis Aspiration W Labs | $349.92 | $1,296.00 | $587.76–$2,727.48 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance - US Thoracente | $752.16 | $3,134.00 | $276.84–$2,820.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Thoracentesis Aspiration W Labs | $752.16 | $3,134.00 | $276.84–$2,820.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Thoracentesis Aspiration WO Labs | $752.16 | $3,134.00 | $276.84–$2,820.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 CT Thoracentesis w Imaging Guidance | $752.16 | $3,134.00 | $276.84–$2,820.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Thoracentesis Aspiration W Labs | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 RF Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance - US Thoracente | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 CT Thoracentesis w Imaging Guidance | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 RF Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance - BCE | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 IR Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance - BCE | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Thoracentesis Aspiration WO Labs | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 IR Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 S-THORACNTSIS W IMG - Dept 106 | $949.05 | $3,515.00 | $276.84–$3,163.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance - US Thoracente | $994.80 | $3,316.00 | $89.15–$2,984.40 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Thoracentesis Aspiration WO Labs | $1,054.50 | $3,515.00 | $89.15–$3,163.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Thoracentesis Aspiration W Labs | $1,054.50 | $3,515.00 | $89.15–$3,163.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 CT Thoracentesis w Imaging Guidance | $1,054.50 | $3,515.00 | $89.15–$3,163.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 IR Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance - BCE | $1,317.90 | $4,393.00 | $89.15–$3,953.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 RF Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance - BCE | $1,317.90 | $4,393.00 | $89.15–$3,953.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 IR Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance | $1,397.10 | $4,657.00 | $89.15–$4,191.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 RF Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance | $1,397.10 | $4,657.00 | $89.15–$4,191.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $2,876.30 | $10,652.95 | $276.84–$9,587.66 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING CT | $2,990.00 | $5,980.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING | $2,990.00 | $5,980.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING CT | $3,140.50 | $6,281.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING CT | $3,140.50 | $6,281.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING | $3,140.50 | $6,281.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING | $3,140.50 | $6,281.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $4,271.07 | $14,236.90 | $89.15–$12,813.21 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $251.65, median $949.05, highest $3,140.50 — a 12.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $349.92. 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
4 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN32555 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $71.28 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN32555 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $80.19 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN32555 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $80.19 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN32555 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $89.10 | file |