Thoracentesis cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $306.00 to $1,160.64, with a median of $908.72. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $602.72 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $820.64 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP THORACENTESIS W/IMAGE GUIDE | $306.00 | $510.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Thoracentesis With Guidance | $908.72 | $2,456.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 THORACENTESIS WITH IMAGING | $1,017.60 | $1,696.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SP THORA FOR ASPIRATION | $1,160.64 | $2,976.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,160.64 | $2,976.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CT THORACENTESIS | $1,657.80 | $2,763.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 US THORACENTESIS | $1,657.80 | $2,763.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CT PERCUTANEOUS CHOLECYSTOSTOMY | $4,163.40 | $6,939.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $306.00, median $908.72, highest $1,160.64 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $908.72. 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.