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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Oklahoma 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?

$457

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $257 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$200$174 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$257$174 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $135 to $3,890Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $162 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $257professional $200

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
$204.17
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 46th of 49

$457

$200 physician + $257 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.