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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Washington 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?

$725

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $725 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $437 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$214 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$437$339 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $245 to $6,457Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $170 to $501
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $437professional $288

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
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$660.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,467.37
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,388.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03

Where Washington 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

Washington· 41st of 49

$725

$288 physician + $437 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.