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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

South Dakota 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?

$680

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $680 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $417 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$263$162 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$417$224 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,365Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $155 to $447
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $417professional $263

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
$158.49
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 42nd of 49

$680

$263 physician + $417 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.