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Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage

Montana 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?

$275

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $295.

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 $275 · 10th to 90th $263 to $4,677
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $275

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Montana 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.

Montana $275 · 48th 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.