Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Wabash, IN

In Wabash, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $3,081.00 to $3,081.00, with a median of $3,081.00. Across Indiana, the median is $1,219.40 at 56 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$3,081.00Parkview Wabash Hospital
Median$3,081.00half pay less
Highest$3,081.00in 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 Wabash, IN.

median
Lowest $3,081.00Highest $3,081.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Parkview Wabash Hospital lowest Wabash, IN · (260) 569-2160 HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING $3,081.00 $6,162.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Wabash Hospital lowest Wabash, IN · (260) 569-2160 HC THORACENTESIS W/ IMAGING CT $3,081.00 $6,162.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $3,081.00, median $3,081.00, highest $3,081.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,081.00. 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.