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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Iowa 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?

$2,560

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,560 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$269$209 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$603 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $269 to $6,761Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $162 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $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
$269.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 14th of 49

$2,560

$269 physician + $2,291 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.