Insert cath pleura without image cost at US hospitals
HC INSERT CATH PLEURA W/O IMAGE · CPT 32556
$110.97
lowest cash price
$2,099.70
national median
$20,348.51
highest cash price
644
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $110.97–$20,348.51 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($2,200.46) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,244.82)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $2,541.24 | $3,396.12 | $3,396.12 |
| Arizona | 13 | $732.40 | $926.50 | $3,007.49 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $416.10 | $475.80 | $1,264.90 |
| California | 83 | $110.97 | $1,928.69 | $5,978.73 |
| Colorado | 14 | $197.63 | $4,102.80 | $4,102.80 |
| Florida | 68 | $2,681.90 | $3,287.49 | $7,090.20 |
| Georgia | 25 | $1,731.01 | $3,381.30 | $20,348.51 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $720.96 | $720.96 | $3,177.75 |
| Illinois | 36 | $242.40 | $2,355.60 | $8,964.37 |
| Indiana | 25 | $1,374.00 | $1,911.00 | $1,911.00 |
| Iowa | 20 | $231.00 | $3,267.20 | $3,267.20 |
| Kansas | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 13 | $887.40 | $1,777.74 | $3,312.00 |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | $1,482.00 | $3,050.30 | $5,272.35 |
| Michigan | 26 | $974.40 | $2,047.00 | $6,442.00 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $1,552.80 | $1,979.20 | $2,030.40 |
| Mississippi | 9 | $229.60 | $658.25 | $1,009.32 |
| Missouri | 16 | $588.25 | $1,616.45 | $3,898.95 |
| Montana | 2 | $1,946.40 | $1,946.40 | $4,170.40 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $395.14 | $1,219.26 | $1,845.35 |
| Nevada | 3 | $500.41 | $500.41 | $554.11 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $3,067.75 | $3,067.75 | $3,067.75 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $2,073.18 | $3,986.00 | $6,839.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $1,920.66 | $1,920.66 | $1,920.66 |
| New York | 23 | $360.60 | $2,244.82 | $6,175.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $566.05 | $566.05 | $3,754.59 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $2,036.80 | $2,036.80 | $2,156.00 |
| Ohio | 63 | $647.69 | $3,383.20 | $13,669.38 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $436.15 | $4,113.48 | $4,113.48 |
| Oregon | 13 | $318.06 | $4,667.35 | $7,531.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 | $218.40 | $2,335.80 | $3,650.40 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $909.00 | $1,257.00 | $4,562.40 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $1,418.40 | $2,207.20 | $2,212.00 |
| Tennessee | 30 | $380.48 | $1,059.30 | $2,473.71 |
| Texas | 112 | $217.62 | $2,549.87 | $10,235.45 |
| Virginia | 33 | $726.00 | $1,298.00 | $2,419.80 |
| Washington | 32 | $479.50 | $2,192.84 | $4,718.40 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $137.50 | $2,500.00 | $3,771.50 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | $1,087.02 | $1,172.36 | $3,045.51 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $1,602.72 | $1,602.72 | $2,832.96 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | $4,102.80 | $215.40 – $3,744.82 |
| AdventHealth Porter | Denver, CO | $4,102.80 | $215.40 – $3,744.82 |
| AdventHealth Avista | Louisville, CO | $4,102.80 | $215.40 – $3,786.38 |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock, CO | $4,102.80 | $215.40 – $3,744.82 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $4,113.48 | $140.13 – $233.33 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $4,113.48 | $140.13 – $270.66 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $4,113.48 | $140.13 – $267.55 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $4,113.48 | $140.13 – $267.55 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $4,113.48 | $140.13 – $233.32 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $4,113.48 | $140.13 – $140.13 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | BOCA RATON, FL | $4,115.15 | $476.00 – $4,134.14 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, OH | $4,160.00 | $1,850.25 – $1,924.26 |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center | Polson, MT | $4,170.40 | $5,682.83 – $5,682.83 |
| OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center | Dixon, IL | $4,328.80 | $2,056.34 – $3,952.00 |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus | Lakewood, NJ | $4,350.00 | $1,084.22 – $4,125.63 |
| HSHS St. John's Hospital | IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL | $4,389.84 | $863.48 – $6,097.00 |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $4,441.33 | not published |
| Newark Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $4,441.33 | $107.32 – $223.62 |
| St Francis Downtown | Greenville, SC | $4,562.40 | not published |
| St Francis Eastside | Greenville, SC | $4,562.40 | not published |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway | Rahway, NJ | $4,627.00 | $511.62 – $4,125.63 |
| Sunnyside Medical Center | CLACKAMAS, OR | $4,667.35 | not published |
| Westside Medical Center | HILLSBORO, OR | $4,667.35 | not published |
| Massena Hospital | Massena, NY | $4,688.19 | not published |
| Gouverneur Hospital | Gouverneur, NY | $4,688.19 | not published |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle, WA | $4,718.40 | $2,222.08 – $7,304.21 |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle, WA | $4,718.40 | $2,222.08 – $7,584.54 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah, WA | $4,718.40 | $2,228.31 – $7,584.54 |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $4,768.12 | not published |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark, NJ | $4,881.00 | $396.34 – $4,256.54 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton | Hamilton Township, NJ | $5,110.00 | $418.84 – $4,125.63 |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital | Potsdam, NY | $5,192.17 | $96.59 – $112.69 |
| MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL | Dallas, TX | $5,208.01 | $556.50 – $3,395.13 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | $5,272.35 | $119.31 – $1,368.18 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City, NJ | $5,339.00 | $477.16 – $4,445.68 |
| Providence Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica, CA | $5,410.65 | $1,142.09 – $5,977.00 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch, NJ | $5,419.00 | $869.50 – $4,178.40 |
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa, FL | $5,468.60 | $2,003.87 – $4,448.60 |
| Adventhealth Riverview | Riverview, FL | $5,468.60 | not published |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $5,579.70 | not published |
| cleveland clinic main campus | Cleveland, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |
| akron general | Akron, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |
| avon hospital | Avon, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |
| euclid hospital | Euclid, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |
| fairview hospital | Cleveland, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |
| lutheran hospital | Cleveland, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |
| hillcrest hospital | Mayfield Heights, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |
| lodi hospital | Lodi, OH | $5,671.90 | $1,012.90 – $7,853.40 |
| marymount hospital | Garfield Heights, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |
| medina hospital | Medina, OH | $5,671.90 | $0.01 – $7,853.40 |