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Needle Drainage Of Fluid Around The Lung, With Imaging

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 32555

A needle or small catheter is inserted through the chest wall into the space surrounding the lung to remove built-up fluid, using real-time imaging to guide accurate placement. It is used to relieve breathing difficulty caused by fluid pressing on the lung, and the fluid removed can also be tested.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Drainage Of Fluid Around The Lung, With Imaging cost?

$234

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $575.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,074Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $87 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $219

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
$645.65
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$831.76

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Hawaii than in Montana. 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.

Rhode Island· 49th of 51

$234

HI $1,549MT $209

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.