CPT 32020
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Insertion of chest tube
Low
$155
Average
$598
Median
$155
High
$4.3k
Each hospital's average UnitedHealthcare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
21 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 6.4× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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23 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a UnitedHealthcare rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Kings Mountain, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 2 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 3 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 4 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 5 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 6 | Carolinas Medical Center Davidson, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 7 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 8 | Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $611 | $611 | — | — | — | $611 – $611 |
| 9 | Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 10 | Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 11 | Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $904 | $904 | $262 | 29% | — | $642 – $1.2k |
| 12 | Pemiscot Memorial Health System Hayti, MO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $188 | $188 | $68 | 36% | — | $120 – $255 |
| 13 | Physicians Medical Center_F HOUMA, LA facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 14 | TWIN CITY HOSPITAL CORPORATION Dennison, OH fee schedule · inpatient | 2 | $629 | $629 | — | — | — | $629 – $629 |
| 15 | TWIN CITY HOSPITAL CORPORATION Dennison, OH fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $240 | $240 | — | — | — | $240 – $240 |
| 16 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 17 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Kannapolis, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 18 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Waxhaw, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 19 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Huntersville, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 20 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Albemarle, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 21 | UPMC Greene Waynesburg, PA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $718 | $718 | $123 | 17% | — | $595 – $841 |
| 22 | University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Iowa City, IA professional · fee schedule · both | 1 | $783 | $783 | — | — | — | $783 – $783 |
| 23 | University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown Iowa City, IA professional · fee schedule · both | 1 | $783 | $783 | — | — | — | $783 – $783 |
← Payers reporting CPT 32020 · Snapshot 20261113T090226Z-3ce6c0b8