32554
Aspirate pleura w/o imaging
Code typePrimary
Payment statusActive (A)
Global period0-day
Pricing with Related Codes
Line
Qty
Global fee
Pro fee
Primary32554Aspirate pleura w/o imaging
1
$260.53
$79.16
Whole procedure · 1.77 wRVU credited
$260.53
$79.16
How these numbers were computed
- status=CThis code is not separately payable under the Physician Fee Schedule (status C) — amounts shown are $0.
RVU Breakdown
Component
Office
Facility
Work
1.77
1.77
Practice expense
5.82
0.39
Malpractice
0.21
0.21
Total RVU
7.80
2.37
Payment Policy & Modifiers
Allowed adjustments
Bilateral -50150%
With modifier 50 (both sides), payment is 150% of the single-side amount. → $390.79 office.
Multiple procedure MPPRApplies
When billed with other procedures the same day: highest-valued paid 100%, the rest 50%. Add-on codes are exempt.
Not applicable to this code
Assistant surgeon Co-surgeon -62Team surgeon -66Prof / tech split