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Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage

Florida 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?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $6,918.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $871 to $10,715
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,388

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
$741.31
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$10,000.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Florida 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.

Florida $3,388 · 10th 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.