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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Hawaii 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?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $3,467.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $123 to $4,074
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $269

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 1st of 51

$1,000

HI $1,000DE $178

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.