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HANK Price Transparency. (n.d.).
INSERTION OF CHEST TUBE (CPT 32020) by State .
PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital MRFs.
Retrieved June 27, 2026 , from http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/32020/by-state?code_type=CPT
“INSERTION OF CHEST TUBE (CPT 32020) by State.” HANK Price Transparency ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/32020/by-state?code_type=CPT. Accessed
June 27, 2026 .
“INSERTION OF CHEST TUBE (CPT 32020) by State,” HANK Price Transparency ,
accessed June 27, 2026 ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/32020/by-state?code_type=CPT.
Source: PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital
machine-readable files (45 CFR 180). See
methodology .
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CPT · across United States
32020 — Insertion Of Chest Tube
State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the
range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).
$3,691
National median
$529 – $7,460
IQR (p25 – p75)
242
hospitals filing
34
states
Walking in without insurance?
Cash / self-pay price
Cash median
$285
vs. negotiated
-92.3%
Hospitals reporting
25
Cash / self-pay rates apply when you don't run the bill through insurance.
Many hospitals also offer income-based discounts on top of the published
cash price — always ask about a financial-assistance application
before paying.
Median negotiated rate, by state
Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.
Median negotiated rate by state for 32020 (CPT), with interquartile range
State Median p25 p75
SC $16,223 $16,223 $16,223
WA $11,241 $7,920 $17,257
NC $10,074 $10,074 $10,074
IL $8,608 $6,687 $9,691
CT $8,074 $7,042 $9,178
OR $7,920 $7,920 $7,920
GA $7,491 $5,968 $27,652
OK $6,333 $4,387 $6,490
CA $4,894 $2,960 $9,639
WI $4,516 $1,433 $8,404
TN $4,421 $4,421 $4,478
UT $3,424 $2,613 $4,134
TX $3,390 $866 $5,841
MO $3,362 $2,444 $4,010
CO $3,281 $2,613 $4,012
AZ $3,215 $2,769 $3,691
NV $1,520 $1,204 $1,600
MD $1,292 $1,154 $1,322
AR $1,250 $1,250 $1,250
PA $716 $563 $841
FL $626 $287 $17,292
KS $600 $531 $830
NE $559 $288 $559
OH $494 $240 $587
MI $310 $203 $435
KY $295 $295 $295
NY $239 $229 $2,209
NJ $230 $230 $230
AL $209 $209 $209
MS $170 $170 $170
IA $144 $37 $344
HI $95 $95 $95
WV $95 $95 $95
LA $6 $5 $9