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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Michigan 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?

$2,246

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,246 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,202 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $229 to $4,898Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $151 to $339
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$229.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 18th of 49

$2,246

$204 physician + $2,042 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.