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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Maine 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?

$229

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $288.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $162 to $363
$200$500professional $229

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 33rd of 51

$229

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.