Thoracentesis cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $1,048.00 to $1,165.00, with a median of $1,106.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 1 other hospital — $58.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,084.15 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 — 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Thoracentesis With Image Guidance | $1,048.00 | $1,048.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Thoracentesis With Image Guidance | $1,048.00 | $1,048.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Thoracentesis With Image Guidance | $1,048.00 | $1,048.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,165.00 | $1,165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,165.00 | $1,165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ed Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Thoracentesis With Image Guidance | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ed Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Thoracentesis With Image Guidance | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $2,136.00 | $2,136.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $2,136.00 | $2,136.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ed Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $2,136.00 | $2,136.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,048.00, median $1,106.50, highest $1,165.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities 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.