# CPT 32550: Insertion Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheter

Medicare CPT 32550 pays $783.59 in a non-facility setting and $181.37 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $685.23 in Arkansas to $906.13 in District of Columbia, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/32550-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Pulmonary Disease

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $783.59 |
| National facility | $181.37 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $906.13 | $196.72 |
| California | $897.47 | $184.88 |
| Alaska | $881.26 | $239.90 |
| Washington | $873.46 | $186.94 |
| New Jersey | $872.08 | $193.97 |
| New York | $869.62 | $197.79 |
| Hawaii | $863.95 | $179.23 |
| Massachusetts | $863.46 | $186.88 |
| Connecticut | $838.91 | $190.33 |
| Colorado | $822.28 | $181.52 |
| Oregon | $814.08 | $179.65 |
| Maryland | $813.72 | $185.91 |
| New Hampshire | $807.65 | $180.74 |
| Rhode Island | $805.26 | $183.16 |
| Florida | $801.84 | $197.62 |
| Puerto Rico | $790.36 | $181.52 |
| Virgin Islands | $790.36 | $181.52 |
| Minnesota | $790.12 | $170.44 |
| Montana | $783.55 | $181.33 |
| Nevada | $781.38 | $178.56 |
| Wyoming | $779.16 | $176.94 |
| Illinois | $777.99 | $196.09 |
| Delaware | $774.84 | $179.84 |
| North Dakota | $773.47 | $171.25 |
| Texas | $773.17 | $180.29 |
| Pennsylvania | $772.81 | $182.94 |
| South Dakota | $772.27 | $170.06 |
| Vermont | $768.78 | $172.58 |
| Virginia | $767.71 | $175.73 |
| Arizona | $761.32 | $177.77 |
| Georgia | $757.74 | $183.21 |
| Michigan | $751.55 | $186.07 |
| Maine | $748.79 | $173.37 |
| Wisconsin | $744.96 | $168.04 |
| Utah | $743.51 | $177.42 |
| North Carolina | $734.63 | $172.76 |
| New Mexico | $733.98 | $181.74 |
| South Carolina | $732.47 | $176.02 |
| Missouri | $730.71 | $178.07 |
| Louisiana | $728.80 | $178.98 |
| Indiana | $728.19 | $169.93 |
| Ohio | $728.13 | $178.31 |
| Nebraska | $723.79 | $167.94 |
| Idaho | $723.49 | $169.45 |
| Iowa | $719.00 | $167.97 |
| Tennessee | $717.55 | $170.14 |
| Kansas | $713.80 | $169.39 |
| Oklahoma | $711.42 | $173.64 |
| Kentucky | $711.21 | $175.84 |
| West Virginia | $707.22 | $183.90 |
| Alabama | $696.32 | $169.38 |
| Mississippi | $690.32 | $171.81 |
| Arkansas | $685.23 | $167.92 |

## Related codes

- 10140: I&d Hematoma Seroma/fluid Collection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11055: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 1 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11055-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11056: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 2-4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11056-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11057: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion >4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11057-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11403: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11403-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11404: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 3.1-4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11404-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11406: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l >4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11406-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11603: Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/arm/leg 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11603-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 32550 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules