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Placement of a Tunneled Chest Drainage Catheter

South Dakota 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?

$1,072

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $1,445.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,445
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148professional $1,072

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 46th of 50

$1,072

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.