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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

North Dakota 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?

$491

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $491 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $182 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$182 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$182$158 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,042Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $158 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $182professional $309

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
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 45th of 49

$491

$309 physician + $182 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.