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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Virginia 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?

$1,589

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$178 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$219 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $178 to $7,079Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $162 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $209

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
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 28th of 49

$1,589

$209 physician + $1,380 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.