Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thoracentesis cost in Morrilton, AR — inpatient

In Morrilton, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $371.87 to $371.87, with a median of $371.87. Across Arkansas, the median is $750.00 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$371.87St Anthony's Hospital Association
Median$371.87half pay less
Highest$371.87in 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 Morrilton, AR.

median
Lowest $371.87Highest $453.37

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Anthony's Hospital Association lowest Morrilton, AR · (501) 977-2300 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING GUIDANCE $371.87 $1,460.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Anthony's Hospital Association lowest Morrilton, AR · (501) 977-2300 THORACENTESIS W/IMAGE GUIDE $371.87 $1,460.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Anthony's Hospital Association Morrilton, AR · (501) 977-2300 US THORACENTESIS OR ASP W IMG $453.37 $1,780.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $371.87, median $371.87, highest $371.87.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $371.87 — 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.