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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

South Carolina 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?

$994

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $994 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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$200$170 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$257 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $186 to $9,772Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $151 to $479
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $794professional $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
$218.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 40th of 49

$994

$200 physician + $794 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.