32551 (CPT) by state — Price Transparency

CPT · across United States

32551 — 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).

$1,573 National median

$833 – $2,424 IQR (p25 – p75)

3,570 hospitals filing

54 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 32551 (CPT), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
DE	$4,624	$1,756	$5,120
NJ	$2,539	$1,711	$3,871
CA	$2,134	$1,585	$4,041
UT	$2,037	$1,141	$3,385
WI	$2,010	$1,761	$2,172
WA	$2,009	$727	$3,372
FL	$1,950	$1,241	$3,242
DC	$1,860	$1,482	$2,310
VA	$1,813	$1,491	$3,171
ID	$1,789	$634	$2,959
IL	$1,700	$992	$3,328
RI	$1,681	$922	$2,220
NM	$1,669	$1,172	$2,593
NY	$1,626	$638	$2,494
PA	$1,617	$977	$2,772
SD	$1,605	$943	$2,411
MD	$1,604	$1,365	$1,975
TX	$1,596	$1,024	$2,364
GA	$1,576	$682	$2,843
SC	$1,575	$1,339	$2,550
HI	$1,573	$938	$2,100
AZ	$1,562	$1,008	$2,064
IN	$1,561	$679	$2,372
CO	$1,553	$705	$2,712
WV	$1,526	$922	$1,894
OR	$1,523	$629	$2,521
AK	$1,501	$770	$2,172
TN	$1,482	$1,004	$2,161
ND	$1,462	$661	$1,760
OH	$1,440	$916	$2,123
KY	$1,396	$752	$2,069
MT	$1,394	$452	$2,125
LA	$1,387	$931	$2,622
AL	$1,355	$586	$1,726
OK	$1,348	$578	$2,240
NC	$1,317	$822	$2,290
NV	$1,294	$1,073	$2,075
MA	$1,278	$835	$1,997
AR	$1,272	$446	$1,854
MN	$1,210	$1,128	$2,008
MS	$1,198	$608	$2,377
MI	$1,136	$800	$1,526
ME	$1,044	$415	$1,567
VI	$1,029	$989	$1,119
VT	$986	$372	$1,596
KS	$950	$330	$1,710
NE	$936	$408	$1,494
CT	$912	$512	$1,532
WY	$900	$433	$1,422
MO	$872	$444	$1,680
IA	$777	$415	$1,478
PR	$692	$214	$783
NH	$590	$357	$1,219
AS	$583	$188	$978

Sortable, filterable data table. Use the column headers to sort, the filter row to narrow results.
State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

DE	$4,624	$1,756	$5,120	$147	$8,211	5	19	53
NJ	$2,539	$1,711	$3,871	$7	$21,748	60	362	6,099
CA	$2,134	$1,585	$4,041	<$1	$165,564	258	1,333	22,292
UT	$2,037	$1,141	$3,385	$4	$7,226	39	186	2,927
WI	$2,010	$1,761	$2,172	$3	$16,897	106	558	12,002
WA	$2,009	$727	$3,372	$40	$16,508	73	268	4,871
FL	$1,950	$1,241	$3,242	<$1	$301,840	162	947	12,019
DC	$1,860	$1,482	$2,310	$164	$5,408	7	35	144
VA	$1,813	$1,491	$3,171	$137	$23,600	58	102	2,288
ID	$1,789	$634	$2,959	$59	$8,578	33	151	1,474
IL	$1,700	$992	$3,328	$8	$76,814	131	585	10,378
RI	$1,681	$922	$2,220	$138	$40,002	8	46	229
NM	$1,669	$1,172	$2,593	$112	$60,669	26	165	697
NY	$1,626	$638	$2,494	$43	$50,386	129	604	12,405
PA	$1,617	$977	$2,772	$1	$24,358	130	374	8,241
SD	$1,605	$943	$2,411	$7	$5,550	37	135	1,658
MD	$1,604	$1,365	$1,975	$466	$2,651	2 ⚠ thin data	19	50
TX	$1,596	$1,024	$2,364	<$1	$97,533	339	885	17,217
GA	$1,576	$682	$2,843	$36	$50,000	107	211	3,944
SC	$1,575	$1,339	$2,550	$1	$10,110	49	177	2,768
HI	$1,573	$938	$2,100	$29	$5,997	18	42	744
AZ	$1,562	$1,008	$2,064	$59	$60,991	56	511	2,548
IN	$1,561	$679	$2,372	$30	$41,052	78	426	5,854
CO	$1,553	$705	$2,712	$49	$13,923	82	309	4,757
WV	$1,526	$922	$1,894	$20	$10,854	27	124	1,836
OR	$1,523	$629	$2,521	$7	$13,580	48	437	3,864
AK	$1,501	$770	$2,172	$72	$8,303	10	35	174
TN	$1,482	$1,004	$2,161	<$1	$238,826	81	292	4,843
ND	$1,462	$661	$1,760	$87	$6,319	28	77	702
OH	$1,440	$916	$2,123	<$1	$93,619	108	539	9,215
KY	$1,396	$752	$2,069	$30	$10,577	79	184	4,339
MT	$1,394	$452	$2,125	$53	$4,855	39	321	1,555
LA	$1,387	$931	$2,622	$4	$20,057	77	564	5,051
AL	$1,355	$586	$1,726	$1	$103,242	61	290	2,049
OK	$1,348	$578	$2,240	$95	$21,801	84	294	3,295
NC	$1,317	$822	$2,290	$2	$10,074	84	208	4,872
NV	$1,294	$1,073	$2,075	$124	$32,295	32	304	1,671
MA	$1,278	$835	$1,997	$1	$13,614	44	368	2,616
AR	$1,272	$446	$1,854	$27	$30,593	62	386	3,630
MN	$1,210	$1,128	$2,008	$37	$50,000	104	427	12,086
MS	$1,198	$608	$2,377	$1	$57,786	62	613	4,217
MI	$1,136	$800	$1,526	<$1	$7,259	96	633	9,828
ME	$1,044	$415	$1,567	$14	$9,795	30	36	1,026
VI	$1,029	$989	$1,119	$935	$1,202	1 ⚠ thin data	6	6
VT	$986	$372	$1,596	$88	$4,056	11	52	613
KS	$950	$330	$1,710	$36	$12,168	98	474	3,773
NE	$936	$408	$1,494	$4	$9,570	64	174	3,275
CT	$912	$512	$1,532	$73	$10,999	23	60	622
WY	$900	$433	$1,422	$20	$5,025	23	106	982
MO	$872	$444	$1,680	$27	$52,246	77	385	7,606
IA	$777	$415	$1,478	$2	$6,130	91	312	4,940
PR	$692	$214	$783	$21	$1,484	9	24	66
NH	$590	$357	$1,219	$89	$11,834	16	101	850
AS	$583	$188	$978	$188	$978	1 ⚠ thin data	1	6