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Sealing the Lining of the Lung Through a Chest Tube

Delaware rates for HCPCS 32560

A medicine such as sterile talc is put into the space around the lung through a chest tube or drain that is already in place. It deliberately irritates the two layers of lining so that they stick together, closing off the space in which fluid or air keeps collecting. It is used when fluid around the lung, or a repeatedly collapsing lung, keeps coming back.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $81 to $7,244
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,074

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
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$5,011.87