Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Springfield, OH

In Springfield, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $3,378.00 to $3,378.00, with a median of $3,378.00. Across Ohio, the median is $1,825.53 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$3,378.00Springfield Regional Medical Center
Median$3,378.00half pay less
Highest$3,378.00in 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 Springfield, OH.

median
Lowest $3,378.00Highest $3,378.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Springfield Regional Medical Center lowest Springfield, OH · (937) 523-5500 HC Aspirate Pleura W/ Imaging $3,378.00 $5,630.00 — 40% —
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Springfield Regional Medical Center lowest Springfield, OH · (937) 523-5500 HC Sp Thora for Aspiration $3,378.00 $5,630.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $3,378.00, median $3,378.00, highest $3,378.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,378.00. 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.