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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

New Jersey 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?

$4,461

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,461 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$195$166 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$1,259 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $200 to $10,000Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $148 to $479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $195

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
$194.98
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 3rd of 49

$4,461

$195 physician + $4,266 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.