Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracentesis cost in Huntington, IN — inpatient

In Huntington, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $2,993.00 to $2,993.00, with a median of $2,993.00. Across Indiana, the median is $1,219.40 at 56 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 — and —.

Lowest$2,993.00Parkview Huntington Hospital
Median$2,993.00half pay less
Highest$2,993.00in 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 Huntington, IN.

median
Lowest $2,993.00Highest $2,993.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Parkview Huntington Hospital lowest Huntington, IN · (260) 355-3300 HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING $2,993.00 $5,986.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Huntington Hospital lowest Huntington, IN · (260) 355-3300 HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING CT $2,993.00 $5,986.00 — 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,993.00, median $2,993.00, highest $2,993.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,993.00 — 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.