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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Georgia 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?

$3,175

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,175 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$224$186 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,445 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $741 to $7,079Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $155 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $224

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
$275.42
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 11th of 49

$3,175

$224 physician + $2,951 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.