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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

New Hampshire 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?

$2,089

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$269$191 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,413 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $9,772Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $148 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $269

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
$100.00
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 22nd of 49

$2,089

$269 physician + $1,820 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.