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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Arizona rates for HCPCS 32552

This is the removal of a long-term catheter that had been tunneled under the skin and placed into the space around the lung to drain recurring fluid buildup. Because the catheter has a cuff that anchors it under the skin, removing it requires a small procedure rather than simply pulling it out. It's done once the catheter is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter cost?

$2,544

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,544 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$200$170 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $417 to $5,623Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $155 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $200

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 15.9 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arizona· 15th of 49

$2,544

$200 physician + $2,344 facility

CA $5,714WV $360

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.