Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Bowman, ND

In Bowman, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $991.80 to $991.80, with a median of $991.80. Across North Dakota, the median is $792.75 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$991.80Southwest Healthcare Services
Median$991.80half pay less
Highest$991.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 US THORACENTESIS W IMAGING GUIDANCE $991.80 $1,102.00 — 10% —
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Outpatient: lowest $991.80, median $991.80, highest $991.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $991.80. 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.