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Removal Of A Long-term Chest Drainage Catheter

Wyoming 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?

$407

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $447.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,311Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $282 to $479
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $407

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Wyoming· 5th of 51

$407

HI $1,000DE $178

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.