Thoracentesis cost in Gallup, NM
In Gallup, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $275.00 to $275.00, with a median of $275.00. Across New Mexico, the median is $948.50 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Gallup, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services lowest Gallup, NM · (505) 863-7000 32555 Thoracentesis, Needle Or Catheter, Aspiration Of The Pleural Space; With Imaging Guida | $275.00 | $918.00 | $94.00–$872.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup, NM · (505) 863-7000 32555 Thoracentesis Needle/cath Pleura W/imaging | $792.00 | $2,640.00 | $596.00–$2,508.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup, NM · (505) 863-7000 32555-thoracentesis W/ Imaging Guidance | $792.00 | $2,640.00 | $596.00–$2,508.00 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $275.00, median $275.00, highest $275.00.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 32555 ($1,189.50). 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.
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup, NM32555 Aspirate Pleura W/imaging Charge | $70.00 | file |