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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Illinois 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?

$1,478

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,478 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$219$178 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$363 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,370Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $155 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $219

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
$204.17
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$933.25
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 32nd of 49

$1,478

$219 physician + $1,259 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.