Thoracentesis cost in New York
In New York, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $120.83 to $5,640.46, with a median of $737.31. The lowest price is at St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx). The highest price is 46.7× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 32555. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$120.83St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$737.31half pay less
Highest$5,640.46in New York
Lowest saves$616.48vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $120.83 | $445.41 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $180.08 | $302.00 | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $189.80 | $271.14 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Thoracentesis Pleural Space Needle/Cath Aspiration W Imaging Guidance | $227.00 | $227.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Thoracentesis Pleural Space Needle/Cath Aspiration W Imaging Guidance | $227.00 | $227.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Thoracentesis Pleural Space Needle/Cath Aspiration W Imaging Guidance | $227.00 | $227.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Thoracentesis Pleural Space Needle/Cath Aspiration W Imaging Guidance | $227.00 | $227.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $262.50 | $525.00 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $271.91 | $456.00 | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $275.84 | $1,379.18 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $275.84 | $1,379.18 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $275.84 | $1,379.18 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $288.01 | $483.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGING. | $300.00 | $300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Thoracentesis, Needle/Cath, W/ Imaging | $336.60 | $420.75 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY HC Fac Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $340.46 | $425.57 | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY THORACENTESIS W GUIDANCE | $360.60 | $601.00 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $411.60 | $2,058.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $499.74 | $499.74 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $499.74 | $499.74 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $499.74 | $499.74 | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $500.74 | $839.75 | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $523.11 | $2,615.55 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W_ IMAGING | $629.03 | $967.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $632.00 | $632.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $640.89 | $264.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $640.89 | $270.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $640.89 | $262.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $659.00 | $659.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC THORACENTESIS, NEEDLE OR CATHETER, ASPIRATION OF THE PLEURAL | $731.62 | $2,216.80 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC THORACENTESIS, NEEDLE OR CATHETER, ASPIRATION OF THE PLEURAL | $731.62 | $2,216.80 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC THORACENTESIS, NEEDLE OR CATHETER, ASPIRATION OF THE PLEURAL | $731.62 | $2,216.80 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $743.00 | $743.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Aspirate pleura w/ imaging | $744.60 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $845.60 | $1,208.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 32555 THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING_0 | $970.00 | $970.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,090.00 | $1,090.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,090.00 | $1,090.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC THORACENTESIS_ ASPIRATION OF PLEURAL SPACE_ WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,258.15 | $1,935.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC THORACENTESIS_ ASPIRATION OF PLEURAL SPACE_ WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,258.15 | $1,935.62 | — source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC THORACENTESIS_ ASPIRATION OF PLEURAL SPACE_ WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,359.14 | $2,090.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC ASP PLEURA W IMAGING | $1,446.90 | $1,855.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,453.00 | $1,453.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,453.00 | $1,453.00 | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC THORACENTESIS_ASPIRATION OF PLEURAL SPACE_WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,562.18 | $2,403.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,800.31 | $1,800.31 | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,826.65 | $2,149.00 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Thoracentesis W/ Imaging | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging - 32555 | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Thoracentesis Pleural W/Imag | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Thoracentesis W/ Imaging | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging - 32555 | $1,980.00 | $2,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC THORACENTESIS_ASPIRATION OF PLEURAL SPACE_WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,053.14 | $3,158.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC THORACENTESIS_ ASPIRATION OF PLEURAL SPACE_ WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,053.14 | $3,158.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC THORACENTESIS_ASPIRATION OF PLEURAL SPACE_WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,204.22 | $2,755.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,370.12 | $2,370.12 | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $2,487.55 | $2,487.55 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $2,496.00 | $2,496.00 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY THORACENTESIS PLEURA W/ IMAGE | $2,717.00 | $2,214.34 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Noncdm Charge Record | $5,640.46 | $5,640.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $120.83 | $1,205.81 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $180.08 | $1,153.39 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $189.80 | $499.74 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $227.00 | $227.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $275.84 | $336.60 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $629.03 | $1,258.15 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $275.84 | $275.84 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $360.60 | $903.75 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $227.00 | $598.50 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $1,359.14 | $1,359.14 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $340.46 | $340.46 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $632.00 | $632.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $411.60 | $411.60 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $659.00 | $659.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $523.11 | $523.11 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $743.00 | $743.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $288.01 | $288.01 |
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.
Thoracentesis with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$3,129.16
- Alaska$2,541.24
- Arizona$5,748.00
- Arkansas$809.60
- California$2,033.20
- Colorado$4,893.55
- Connecticut$847.92
- Delaware$1,784.75
- Florida$2,001.98
- Georgia$2,939.04
- Hawaii$925.80
- Idaho$1,672.00
- Illinois$960.00
- Indiana$1,219.40
- Iowa$766.40
- Kansas$3,616.60
- Kentucky$2,895.22
- Louisiana$646.80
- Maine$377.30
- Maryland$1,580.35
- Massachusetts$1,645.70
- Michigan$1,084.15
- Minnesota$1,045.58
- Mississippi$643.32
- Missouri$720.85
- Montana$447.99
- Nebraska$630.87
- Nevada$1,231.80
- New Hampshire$820.64
- New Jersey$818.31
- New Mexico$934.15
- North Carolina$1,571.00
- North Dakota$599.76
- Ohio$1,825.53
- Oklahoma$673.55
- Oregon$868.70
- Pennsylvania$1,425.60
- Rhode Island$2,700.00
- South Carolina$1,486.25
- South Dakota$1,842.00
- Tennessee$487.08
- Texas$1,325.03
- Utah$1,348.18
- Vermont$500.00
- Virginia$1,659.00
- Washington$1,366.08
- West Virginia$1,626.31
- Wisconsin$1,150.00
- Wyoming$727.08
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.