Surgery and procedures CPT 32555 Outpatient

Thoracentesis cost in Wellsville, NY

In Wellsville, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $288.01 to $288.01, with a median of $288.01. Across New York, the median is $737.31 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 32555, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$288.01Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp
Median$288.01half pay less
Highest$288.01in 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 Wellsville, NY.

median
Lowest $288.01Highest $1,176.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp lowest Wellsville, NY · (585) 593-1100 PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING $288.01 $483.00 — 40% —
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Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville, NY · (585) 593-1100 Thoracentesis With Image $1,176.00 — — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $288.01, median $288.01, highest $288.01.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $288.01. 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.