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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Idaho 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?

$1,263

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,263 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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$263$214 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$282 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,467Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $170 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $263

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 33rd of 49

$1,263

$263 physician + $1,000 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.