Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Kilmarnock, VA

In Kilmarnock, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $1,426.80 to $1,426.80, with a median of $1,426.80. Across Virginia, the median is $1,659.00 at 32 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$1,426.80Rappahannock General Hospital
Median$1,426.80half pay less
Highest$1,426.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA · (804) 435-8000 HC Sp Thora for Aspiration $1,426.80 $2,378.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,426.80, median $1,426.80, highest $1,426.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,426.80. 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.