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Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage

Nevada 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?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $3,890.

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 $2,239 · 10th to 90th $166 to $5,248Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $2 to $245
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $170

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
$165.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $2,138 · 24th 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.