Thoracentesis cost in Moses Lake, WA
In Moses Lake, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $173.40 to $1,855.00, with a median of $1,014.20. The lowest listed price is at Quincy Valley Medical Center — $840.80 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,366.08 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 May 27, 2026 and May 27, 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 Moses Lake, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Valley Medical Center lowest Quincy, WA · (509) 787-3531 Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $173.40 | $173.40 | $91.87–$164.73 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy, WA · (509) 787-3531 Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $699.54 | $699.54 | $93.73–$192.33 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR ED 32555 Thoracentesis/Aspir W Img Gd Cdm | $1,855.00 | $1,855.00 | $1,029.53–$2,342.70 | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR 32555 Thorancentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W Imaging | $1,855.00 | $1,855.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR 32555 Thorancentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W Imaging | $1,855.00 | $1,855.00 | $1,029.53–$2,342.70 | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR ED 32555 Thoracentesis/Aspir W Img Gd Cdm | $1,855.00 | $1,855.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity w/imaging | $2,211.00 | $2,211.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity w/imaging | $2,211.00 | $2,211.00 | $1,029.53–$2,342.70 | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity | $2,466.00 | $2,466.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity | $2,466.00 | $2,466.00 | $1,029.53–$2,342.70 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $173.40, median $1,014.20, highest $1,855.00 — a 10.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,014.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.