CPT 32555

Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging

CPT 32555 pays $310.96 in a non-facility setting and $93.86 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $275.00 in Arkansas to $359.51 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

National non-facility rate

$310.96

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$93.86

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$359.51

Alaska

Lowest state
$275.00

Arkansas · 31% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $310.96
CPT 32555 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $310.96, national facility $93.86.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$359.51$128.29
District of Columbia
$356.68$100.93
California
$352.36$95.46
New Jersey
$344.32$99.86
Washington
$343.91$96.41
New York
$343.67$101.47
Massachusetts
$340.30$96.38
Hawaii
$339.35$92.50
Connecticut
$331.68$97.85
Colorado
$324.95$93.95
Maryland
$322.26$95.93
Oregon
$321.82$93.09
New Hampshire
$319.47$93.46
Rhode Island
$319.15$94.88
Florida
$318.68$100.86
Puerto Rico
$313.38$93.89
Virgin Islands
$313.38$93.89
Minnesota
$312.45$89.05
Montana
$310.95$93.84
Illinois
$310.16$100.38
Nevada
$309.97$92.64
Wyoming
$309.05$91.95
Delaware
$307.83$93.33
Pennsylvania
$307.42$94.77
Texas
$307.28$93.54
North Dakota
$306.60$89.49
South Dakota
$306.08$88.98
Vermont
$305.03$90.10
Virginia
$304.90$91.48
Arizona
$302.78$92.40
Georgia
$301.95$94.83
Michigan
$299.94$96.08
Maine
$297.99$90.55
Utah
$296.42$92.35
Wisconsin
$296.23$88.24
New Mexico
$293.37$94.28
North Carolina
$292.91$90.35
South Carolina
$292.40$91.79
Missouri
$291.93$92.70
Louisiana
$291.32$93.10
Ohio
$291.03$92.81
Indiana
$290.41$89.15
Idaho
$288.71$88.97
Nebraska
$288.70$88.31
Iowa
$287.00$88.35
Tennessee
$286.65$89.30
Kansas
$285.26$88.99
Kentucky
$284.83$91.82
Oklahoma
$284.74$90.86
West Virginia
$284.03$95.36
Alabama
$279.05$89.08
Mississippi
$277.10$90.17
Arkansas
$275.00$88.50

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Commercial rates for 32555

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