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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Rhode Island 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $234.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,074Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $123 to $316
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $182

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$182

HI $1,000DE $178

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.