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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

West 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?

$360

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $360 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $174 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$186$155 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$174$166 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,754Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $151 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $174professional $186

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
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00

Where West 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

West Virginia· 49th of 49

$360

$186 physician + $174 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.