Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracentesis cost in Tulsa, OK — inpatient

In Tulsa, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $483.59 to $684.00, with a median of $483.59. The lowest listed price is at St. John Sapulpa and 3 other hospitals. Across Oklahoma, the median is $673.55 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 32555, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$483.59St. John Sapulpa + 3 more

Median$483.59half pay less

Highest$684.00in this market

Difference1.4×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 Tulsa, OK.

median

Lowest $483.59Highest $967.18

one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list	File date
St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAG RT 61027	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE LT 61487	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE RT 61493	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow one side lowest Jenks, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE RT 61493	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81	63%	— source file
St John Owasso one side lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAG RT 61027	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$246.19	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow one side lowest Jenks, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAG RT 61027	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow one side lowest Jenks, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAG LT 61451	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81	63%	— source file
St John Owasso one side lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE RT 61493	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$246.19	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE LT 61487	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE RT 61493	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St John Owasso one side lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE LT 61487	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$246.19	63%	— source file
St John Owasso one side lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAG LT 61451	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$246.19	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow one side lowest Jenks, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE LT 61487	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAG RT 61027	$483.59	$1,307.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa one side Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAG LT 61451	$498.02	$1,346.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center one side Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAG RT 61027	$498.02	$1,346.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center one side Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAG LT 61451	$498.02	$1,346.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa one side Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAG RT 61027	$498.02	$1,346.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging	$684.00	$1,710.00	—	60%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging	$684.00	$1,710.00	—	60%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St. John Medical Center both sides Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGE BI 32555	$747.12	$2,019.25	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa both sides Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGE BI 32555	$747.12	$2,019.25	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center both sides Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE BI 32555	$967.18	$2,614.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa both sides Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE BI 32555	$967.18	$2,614.00	$127.81–$212.24	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow both sides Jenks, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGE BI 32555	$967.18	$2,614.00	$127.81	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow both sides Jenks, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE BI 32555	$967.18	$2,614.00	$127.81	63%	— source file
St John Owasso both sides Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGE BI 32555	$967.18	$2,614.00	$127.81–$246.19	63%	— source file
St John Owasso both sides Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE BI 32555	$967.18	$2,614.00	$127.81–$246.19	63%	— source file

Inpatient: lowest $483.59, median $483.59, highest $684.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $747.12, median $857.15, highest $967.18 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $483.59 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 4 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.