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Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage

Delaware rates for HCPCS 32551

Places a tube through the chest wall into the space around the lung to drain air, blood, pus or other fluid. The tube is put in through a small open incision and connected to a collection and suction system that keeps the space empty while it heals. It is used for a collapsed lung or a build-up of fluid pressing on the lung.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage cost?

$151

Typical facility fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $151.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $148 to $6,166
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $151

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
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $151 · 51st of 51
IN $6,166DE $151

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.