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Chest Tube Insertion For Drainage

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $5,012.

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 $2,630 · 10th to 90th $468 to $8,318
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,630

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
$407.38
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$57,543.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,011.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $2,630 · 19th 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.