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Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage

Nebraska 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?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $7,943.

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 $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $13,490Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $339 to $479
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,365professional $363

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $3,715 · 7th 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.