Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracentesis cost in Harrisonburg, VA — inpatient

In Harrisonburg, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $2,209.00 to $2,209.00, with a median of $2,209.00. Across Virginia, the median is $1,659.00 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,209.00Sentara RMH Medical Center
Median$2,209.00half pay less
Highest$2,209.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisonburg, VA.

median
Lowest $2,209.00Highest $2,209.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg, VA · (540) 689-1000 Thoracentesis W/ Img Guide $2,209.00 $4,418.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg, VA · (540) 689-1000 32555 Thoracentsis W Img Guid $2,209.00 $4,418.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg, VA · (540) 689-1000 Thoracentesis W/Img Guid $2,209.00 $4,418.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg, VA · (540) 689-1000 Aspirate Pleura W/ Imaging $2,209.00 $4,418.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,209.00, median $2,209.00, highest $2,209.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,209.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.