32020 (CPT) by state — Price Transparency

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).

$3,123 National median

$423 – $7,460 IQR (p25 – p75)

286 hospitals filing

37 states

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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
FL	$19,079	$11,116	$26,101
SC	$16,223	$16,223	$16,223
VA	$15,939	$15,939	$15,939
WA	$12,574	$7,920	$17,914
IL	$9,691	$7,373	$9,691
CT	$8,074	$7,042	$9,178
OR	$7,920	$7,920	$7,920
GA	$7,460	$5,968	$27,652
OK	$6,333	$4,245	$6,490
TN	$4,535	$4,421	$4,649
WI	$4,516	$1,433	$8,404
UT	$3,424	$2,613	$4,134
MO	$3,362	$2,444	$4,010
TX	$3,346	$710	$5,841
CO	$3,281	$2,551	$4,329
AZ	$3,215	$2,769	$3,691
CA	$2,640	$1,630	$4,768
NV	$1,520	$1,204	$1,600
MD	$1,292	$1,154	$1,322
AR	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250
SD	$1,132	$730	$1,220
PA	$666	$499	$793
KS	$600	$531	$830
NE	$559	$288	$559
OH	$484	$240	$587
MI	$310	$193	$439
MS	$286	$170	$412
IA	$266	$152	$465
NY	$239	$219	$2,714
NJ	$230	$230	$230
AL	$209	$209	$209
KY	$185	$185	$295
HI	$95	$95	$95
WV	$95	$95	$95
NH	$74	$74	$74
NC	$40	$40	$10,074
LA	$6	$5	$9

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

FL	$19,079	$11,116	$26,101	$74	$50,000	23	26	147
SC	$16,223	$16,223	$16,223	$14,554	$16,223	5	2	5
VA	$15,939	$15,939	$15,939	$2,628	$29,250	1 ⚠ thin data	14	19
WA	$12,574	$7,920	$17,914	$4,912	$33,603	6	1	12
IL	$9,691	$7,373	$9,691	$4,319	$10,715	9	3	15
CT	$8,074	$7,042	$9,178	$7,042	$9,389	1 ⚠ thin data	1	4
OR	$7,920	$7,920	$7,920	$7,920	$7,920	4	1	10
GA	$7,460	$5,968	$27,652	$130	$50,000	20	34	407
OK	$6,333	$4,245	$6,490	$4,104	$6,587	7	2	7
TN	$4,535	$4,421	$4,649	$85	$6,024	9	3	10
WI	$4,516	$1,433	$8,404	$1,433	$10,821	2 ⚠ thin data	2	4
UT	$3,424	$2,613	$4,134	$42	$4,482	3	2	9
MO	$3,362	$2,444	$4,010	$2,176	$4,616	6	5	19
TX	$3,346	$710	$5,841	$71	$14,612	59	25	179
CO	$3,281	$2,551	$4,329	$58	$11,267	11	13	79
AZ	$3,215	$2,769	$3,691	$875	$4,474	10	4	60
CA	$2,640	$1,630	$4,768	$32	$20,742	32	78	189
NV	$1,520	$1,204	$1,600	$257	$1,600	5	3	8
MD	$1,292	$1,154	$1,322	$1,017	$1,353	1 ⚠ thin data	1	3
AR	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250	3	2	3
SD	$1,132	$730	$1,220	$730	$2,263	2 ⚠ thin data	12	18
PA	$666	$499	$793	$40	$2,878	6	15	77
KS	$600	$531	$830	$150	$927	2 ⚠ thin data	9	9
NE	$559	$288	$559	$259	$588	1 ⚠ thin data	7	8
OH	$484	$240	$587	$235	$629	2 ⚠ thin data	15	67
MI	$310	$193	$439	$147	$716	2 ⚠ thin data	15	36
MS	$286	$170	$412	$170	$666	1 ⚠ thin data	14	40
IA	$266	$152	$465	$20	$1,597	4	27	157
NY	$239	$219	$2,714	$22	$11,039	33	21	100
NJ	$230	$230	$230	$230	$230	1 ⚠ thin data	1	2
AL	$209	$209	$209	$209	$215	1 ⚠ thin data	6	8
KY	$185	$185	$295	$151	$2,569	4	9	34
HI	$95	$95	$95	$95	$95	1 ⚠ thin data	1	1
WV	$95	$95	$95	$95	$95	2 ⚠ thin data	1	2
NH	$74	$74	$74	$69	$666	1 ⚠ thin data	7	9
NC	$40	$40	$10,074	$40	$10,074	5	3	12
LA	$6	$5	$9	$4	$451	2 ⚠ thin data	14	16