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Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage

Oregon 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?

$309

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $525.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $229 to $6,026Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $224 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $309professional $295

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
$346.74
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Oregon· 46th of 51

$309

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.