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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Florida 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?

$3,277

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,277 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$186$158 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,259 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $603 to $10,471Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $141 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $186

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
$549.54
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53

Where Florida 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

Florida· 9th of 49

$3,277

$186 physician + $3,090 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.