Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Springerville, AZ

In Springerville, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $179.31 to $179.31, with a median of $179.31. Across Arizona, the median is $1,546.38 at 26 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$179.31White Mountain Regional Medical Center
Median$179.31half pay less
Highest$179.31in 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 Springerville, AZ.

median
Lowest $179.31Highest $1,201.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
White Mountain Regional Medical Center lowest Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 THORACENTESIS NEEDLE W/IMAGING GUIDAN PF $179.31 $314.58 — 43% —
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White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 THORACENTESIS W/ INSERTION OF TUBE $934.50 $1,639.48 $80.00 43% —
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White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING GUIDANCE $1,201.50 $2,107.89 $80.00 43% —
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Outpatient: lowest $179.31, median $179.31, highest $179.31.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $179.31. 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.