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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

New Mexico 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?

$2,169

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,169 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$219$178 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$417 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $240 to $3,311Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $155 to $398
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,950professional $219

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
$302.00
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 19th of 49

$2,169

$219 physician + $1,950 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.