Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Wapakoneta, OH

In Wapakoneta, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $1,015.20 to $1,015.20, with a median of $1,015.20. Across Ohio, the median is $1,848.60 at 129 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,015.20Grand Lake Health System

Median$1,015.20half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,015.20in 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 Wapakoneta, OH.

median

Lowest $1,015.20Highest $1,655.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Grand Lake Health System lowest Saint Marys, OH · (419) 394-3335 ED US GUIDED THORACENTESIS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,015.20	$1,128.00	—	10%
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH · (419) 394-3335 IMAGE GUID THORACENTESIS PROC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,655.10	$1,839.00	—	10%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $1,015.20, median $1,015.20, highest $1,015.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,015.20. 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.