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Placement of a Tunneled Chest Drainage Catheter

Oregon 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?

$1,445

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,995.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $437 to $6,026Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,950
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,445professional $776

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
$501.19
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 42nd of 50

$1,445

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.