Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracentesis cost in Wooster, OH — inpatient

In Wooster, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $1,309.50 to $1,309.50, with a median of $1,309.50. Across Ohio, the median is $1,825.53 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,309.50Aultman Orrville Hospital
Median$1,309.50half pay less
Highest$1,309.50in 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 Wooster, OH.

median
Lowest $1,309.50Highest $1,309.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aultman Orrville Hospital lowest Orrville, OH · (330) 682-3010 Thoracentesis W/Guide No Tube $1,309.50 $2,910.00 — 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Aultman Orrville Hospital lowest Orrville, OH · (330) 682-3010 Ir Thoracentesis W/Guide $1,309.50 $2,910.00 — 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,309.50, median $1,309.50, highest $1,309.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,309.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.