Thoracentesis for aspiration

Thoracentesis, puncture of pleural cavity for aspiration, initial or subsequent

Cost distribution

Thoracentesis for aspiration

Cheapest hospitals

Hospital/Provider Provider type Avg amount paid Avg amount requested
Ayesha M Sikder (M.D., female)
5230 KY ROUTE 321, SUITE # 4, PRESTONSBURG, KY 41653
Internal Medicine $28.95 $250.00 (x8.6)
Rafiqul Alam (MD, male)
200 MEDICAL CENTER DR, STE 2K, HAZARD, KY 41701
Pulmonary Disease $29.04 $200.00 (x6.9)
Desmond Young (M.D., male)
9653 OCEAN HWY, PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC 29585
Internal Medicine $30.20 $304.41 (x10.1)
Chong-ping C Lu (M.D., male)
1000 E LATHAM AVE STE E, HEMET, CA 92543
Pulmonary Disease $30.78 $200.00 (x6.5)
Kevin K Lee (MD, male)
1133 EAST STANLEY BLVD #117, LIVERMORE, CA 94550
Pulmonary Disease $32.73 $230.00 (x7.0)
Eric Toloza (MD, PHD, male)
TRENT DR, DUKE SOUTH BUILDING, WHITE ZONE, RM 3589, DURHAM, NC 27710
Thoracic Surgery $33.55 $128.00 (x3.8)
Chanchal K Saha (M. D., male)
754 OLD COUNTRY RD, PLAINVIEW, NY 11803
Thoracic Surgery $36.04 $401.64 (x11.1)
Keith K Nam (MD, male)
3434 W PETERSON AVE, SUITE 202, CHICAGO, IL 60659
Internal Medicine $36.82 $229.03 (x6.2)
Lary Robinson (MD, male)
12902 USF MAGNOLIA DR, TAMPA, FL 33612
Thoracic Surgery $37.07 $160.00 (x4.3)
Arvind R Yertha (MD, male)
15770 PAUL VEGA MD DR, SUITE #104, HAMMOND, LA 70403
Pulmonary Disease $40.33 $135.00 (x3.3)
Charles J Lee (MD, male)
904 7TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 98104
Pulmonary Disease $40.59 $397.00 (x9.8)
Alejandro Mendez Castillo (M.D., male)
1 HOSPITAL DR, COLUMBIA, MO 65212
Diagnostic Radiology $42.23 $415.00 (x9.8)
Freddie M Morales (M.D., male)
2301 S. CLEAR CREEK RD, SUITE 126, KILLEEN, TX 76549
Internal Medicine $43.83 $325.00 (x7.4)
Norman Bovee (PA, male)
59 MYRTLE ST STE 300, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866
Physician Assistant $43.97 $130.00 (x3.0)
William R Schafer (PA, male)
2546 BALLTOWN RD, SUITE 203, SCHENECTADY, NY 12309
Physician Assistant $44.46 $130.00 (x2.9)
Kevin D Hengeveld (PA, male)
200 JEFFERSON SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
Physician Assistant $45.01 $221.00 (x4.9)
David S Wilson (MD, male)
2400 17TH ST, COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, COLUMBUS, IN 47201
Pulmonary Disease $45.38 $364.00 (x8.0)
Maher N Sahawneh (M.D., male)
1700 SPRINGHILL AVE, SUITE 100, MOBILE, AL 36604
Pulmonary Disease $46.02 $188.00 (x4.1)
Anne Michaels (PA-C, female)
1 MEDICAL CENTER DR, LEBANON, NH 03756
Physician Assistant $46.15 $779.70 (x16.9)
Tanya A Wiese (D.O., female)
100 W MARKET ST, SUITE 2, LOUISVILLE, KY 40202
Pulmonary Disease $46.32 $323.68 (x7.0)
William L Landrum (MD, male)
624 HOSPITAL DR, MOUNTAIN HOME, AR 72653
Diagnostic Radiology $46.51 $167.00 (x3.6)
Emily M Clark (PA-C, female)
1218 S BROADWAY, SUITE 310, LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Physician Assistant $46.70 $174.00 (x3.7)
Sharene Evans (APRN, female)
1 MEDICAL CENTER DR, DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, LEBANON, NH 03756
Nurse Practitioner $46.77 $773.93 (x16.5)
Richard H Jenkins (M.D., male)
1420 RENAISSANCE DR, SUITE 307, PARK RIDGE, IL 60068
Diagnostic Radiology $46.86 $201.00 (x4.3)
Abhijit A Raval (MD, male)
2000 E GREENVILLE ST, SUITE 1100, ANDERSON, SC 29621
Internal Medicine $46.97 $322.00 (x6.9)
Kathryn A Spencer (PA-C, female)
1218 S BROADWAY, STE 310, LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Physician Assistant $47.02 $174.00 (x3.7)
Bryan D Lorch (P.A., male)
2514 WESLEY ST, 102, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37601
Physician Assistant $47.08 $250.00 (x5.3)
Amy B Risley (PA, female)
4300 W MEMORIAL RD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73120
Physician Assistant $47.35 $314.00 (x6.6)
Besher Kabak (MD, male)
748 QUINCY AVE, 1A, SCRANTON, PA 18510
Pulmonary Disease $47.38 $270.00 (x5.7)
Julie A Hatfield (PA, female)
3264 N EVERGREEN DR NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525
Physician Assistant $47.63 $229.11 (x4.8)

Average payments by state (low to high)

State Avg amount paid Avg amount requested
SC $53.44 $315.36 (x5.9)
WV $54.32 $299.30 (x5.5)
ID $54.79 $192.42 (x3.5)
UT $54.98 $263.42 (x4.8)
KY $55.02 $260.82 (x4.7)
TN $55.22 $340.12 (x6.2)
MS $55.59 $395.00 (x7.1)
MN $55.91 $274.73 (x4.9)
NE $55.92 $303.18 (x5.4)
MO $56.16 $274.71 (x4.9)
IA $56.45 $304.10 (x5.4)
SD $56.60 $283.52 (x5.0)
NM $56.73 $222.06 (x3.9)
IN $57.04 $282.61 (x5.0)
NC $57.10 $325.28 (x5.7)
ND $57.42 $285.44 (x5.0)
AR $57.61 $303.40 (x5.3)
VA $57.85 $296.78 (x5.1)
LA $57.93 $292.08 (x5.0)
AL $57.99 $243.17 (x4.2)
VT $58.19 $296.60 (x5.1)
CO $58.36 $255.49 (x4.4)
MI $58.38 $243.77 (x4.2)
TX $58.42 $330.38 (x5.7)
OH $58.62 $351.89 (x6.0)
OR $58.62 $235.97 (x4.0)
WI $58.64 $753.62 (x12.9)
MT $58.77 $298.26 (x5.1)
GA $59.06 $346.90 (x5.9)
DE $59.08 $258.80 (x4.4)
OK $59.13 $369.81 (x6.3)
KS $59.28 $345.17 (x5.8)
PA $59.41 $306.82 (x5.2)
ME $59.85 $265.39 (x4.4)
NV $60.10 $191.00 (x3.2)
AZ $60.51 $278.43 (x4.6)
CA $60.74 $303.05 (x5.0)
HI $60.92 $267.02 (x4.4)
NY $61.04 $313.53 (x5.1)
WY $61.55 $184.19 (x3.0)
FL $61.73 $280.44 (x4.5)
RI $61.76 $233.00 (x3.8)
IL $62.33 $355.81 (x5.7)
MD $62.45 $249.17 (x4.0)
CT $62.86 $309.06 (x4.9)
MA $63.38 $253.62 (x4.0)
DC $64.15 $249.92 (x3.9)
WA $66.04 $346.41 (x5.2)
NJ $67.66 $345.81 (x5.1)
NH $68.11 $363.73 (x5.3)
AK $69.55 $421.80 (x6.1)