Thoracentesis cost in Savannah, GA
In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $125.70 to $125.70, with a median of $125.70. The lowest listed price is at Candler Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $2,939.04 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 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 Savannah, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Pleural Aspir Imaging Guide(T) | $125.70 | $419.00 | — | 70% | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Pleural Aspir Imaging Guide(T) | $125.70 | $419.00 | — | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Candler Hospital Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Pleural Aspir Imaging Guide(P) | $188.40 | $628.00 | — | 70% | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Pleural Aspir Imaging Guide(P) | $188.40 | $628.00 | — | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $125.70, median $125.70, highest $125.70.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $125.70. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 32555 ($1,171.30). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Candler Hospital Savannah, GAPleural Aspir Image Guidance | $96.60 | file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GAPleural Aspir Image Guidance | $96.60 | file |