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Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage

Idaho 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?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $3,631.

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 $1,820 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,248
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,820

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
$446.68
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,244.36
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $1,820 · 30th 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.