Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Twin Falls, ID

In Twin Falls, ID, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $1,672.00 to $1,672.00, with a median of $1,672.00. Across Idaho, the median is $1,672.00 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,672.00St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center
Median$1,672.00half pay less
Highest$1,672.00in 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 Twin Falls, ID.

median
Lowest $1,672.00Highest $1,672.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center lowest Twin Falls, ID · (208) 814-1000 $1,672.00 $1,672.00 — — —
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St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center lowest Twin Falls, ID · (208) 814-1000 $1,672.00 $1,672.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,672.00, median $1,672.00, highest $1,672.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,672.00. 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.