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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Nevada 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?

$1,902

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,902 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$174 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$288 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,365Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $166 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $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
$165.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 25th of 49

$1,902

$204 physician + $1,698 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.