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Placement of a Tunneled Chest Drainage Catheter

New York rates for HCPCS 32550

Places a soft drainage tube into the space around the lung and runs it a short distance under the skin, where a small cuff anchors it so it can stay in for the long term. The outer end is capped under a dressing, and fluid can be drained into a bottle whenever it builds up. It is used when fluid around the lung keeps coming back.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement of a Tunneled Chest Drainage Catheter cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $7,586.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $479 to $10,471
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$14,454.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$691.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$12,882.50
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$676.08

Where New York sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 10th of 50

$4,571

IN $7,943ND $794

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.