32551
Insertion of chest tube
Code typePrimary
Payment statusActive (A)
Global period0-day
Whole-Procedure Pricing
Line
Qty
Global fee
Pro fee
Primary32551Insertion of chest tube
1
$142.96
$142.96
RVU Breakdown
Component
Office
Facility
Work
2.96
2.96
Practice expense
0.77
0.77
Malpractice
0.55
0.55
Total RVU
4.28
4.28
Payment Policy & Modifiers
Allowed adjustments
Bilateral -50150%
With modifier 50 (both sides), payment is 150% of the single-side amount. → $214.44 office.
Multiple procedure MPPRApplies
When billed with other procedures the same day: highest-valued paid 100%, the rest 50%.
Not applicable to this code
Assistant surgeon Co-surgeon -62Team surgeon -66Prof / tech split