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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Maryland 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?

$374

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $374 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $170 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$204$170 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$170$112 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,820Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $151 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $170professional $204

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
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$691.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 47th of 49

$374

$204 physician + $170 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.