Insertion of chest tube

Tube thoracostomy, includes water seal (eg, for abscess, hemothorax, empyema), when performed (separate procedure)

Cost distribution

Insertion of chest tube

Cheapest hospitals

Hospital/Provider Provider type Avg amount paid Avg amount requested
James Greelish (MD, male)
2555 COURT DR, STE 200, GASTONIA, NC 28054
Thoracic Surgery $65.50 $484.00 (x7.4)
Neelan S Doolabh (M.D., male)
619 S FLEISHEL AVE STE 207, TYLER, TX 75701
Cardiac Surgery $66.75 $417.00 (x6.2)
Michael F Meurer (M.D., male)
8919 PARALLEL PKWY, SUITE 455, KANSAS CITY, KS 66112
Thoracic Surgery $66.78 $302.88 (x4.5)
Mark M Crabbe (MD, male)
115 N SUMTER ST, STE 300, SUMTER, SC 29150
General Surgery $68.20 $655.52 (x9.6)
Kent A Brusett (M.D., male)
1555 EAST ST, STE 220, REDDING, CA 96001
Thoracic Surgery $68.21 $731.00 (x10.7)
Sanjay P Tripathi (MD, male)
600 SW COLLEGE AVE, SUITE 202, TOPEKA, KS 66606
Cardiac Surgery $68.57 $559.16 (x8.2)
Daniel M Goldfaden (MD, male)
504 REDMOND RD NW, ROME, GA 30165
Thoracic Surgery $68.87 $665.00 (x9.7)
Carl Maltese (M.D., male)
1901 SPRINGHILL AVE, MOBILE, AL 36607
Cardiac Surgery $69.63 $480.00 (x6.9)
Surindra N Mitruka (MD, male)
1575 SOQUEL DR, SUITE C, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065
Cardiology $70.48 $509.25 (x7.2)
Michael E Damrich (M.D., male)
1901 SPRINGHILL AVE, MOBILE, AL 36607
Cardiac Surgery $70.98 $480.00 (x6.8)
James A Caccitolo (MD, male)
619 S FLEISHEL AVE, SUITE 207, TYLER, TX 75701
Cardiac Surgery $71.48 $410.96 (x5.7)
John G Propp (M.D., male)
1390 S POTOMAC ST, STE 120, AURORA, CO 80012
Cardiac Surgery $71.79 $750.00 (x10.4)
Philip F Bongiorno (MD, male)
600 SW COLLEGE AVE STE 202, TOPEKA, KS 66606
Cardiac Surgery $72.17 $639.84 (x8.9)
Laura L Reed (M.D., female)
688 WALNUT ST, STE 200, MACON, GA 31201
Cardiac Surgery $72.45 $552.00 (x7.6)
Rafael S Andrade (M.D., male)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS, 424 HARVARD STREET SE, FIRST FLOOR, SUITE M100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455
Thoracic Surgery $72.75 $802.00 (x11.0)
Eric Toloza (MD, PHD, male)
TRENT DR, DUKE SOUTH BUILDING, WHITE ZONE, RM 3589, DURHAM, NC 27710
Thoracic Surgery $72.79 $281.50 (x3.9)
Dimitris K Kyriazis (M.D., male)
1901 SPRINGHILL AVE, MOBILE, AL 36607
Cardiac Surgery $73.61 $480.00 (x6.5)
Stanley Ziomek (M.D., male)
2360 KATY LN, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901
Cardiac Surgery $74.99 $722.00 (x9.6)
Joseph W Wilson (MD, male)
39000 BOB HOPE DR, K-108, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270
Cardiac Surgery $75.24 $527.00 (x7.0)
Ahmed Romeya (MD, male)
4160 S PECOS RD, STE #10, LAS VEGAS, NV 89121
Cardiac Surgery $75.73 $1,867.35 (x24.7)
David H Mull (M.D., male)
2751 ALBERT L. BICKNELL DRIVE, SUITE 5C, SHREVEPORT, LA 71103
Cardiac Surgery $76.47 $454.80 (x5.9)
Jacques-pierre Fontaine (MD, male)
195 COLLYER ST, 302, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Thoracic Surgery $76.60 $315.28 (x4.1)
Lary Robinson (MD, male)
12902 USF MAGNOLIA DR, TAMPA, FL 33612
Thoracic Surgery $76.96 $290.16 (x3.8)
Robert T Reichman (MD, male)
488 E VALLEY PKWY, #211, ESCONDIDO, CA 92025
Cardiac Surgery $77.51 $604.55 (x7.8)
Eli R Capouya (M.D., male)
1245 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 606, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
Cardiac Surgery $78.02 $1,100.00 (x14.1)
Bashir A Chowdhry (M.D, male)
4160 S PECOS RD STE 10, LAS VEGAS, NV 89121
Thoracic Surgery $78.86 $1,877.31 (x23.8)
Peter N Pluscht (M.D., male)
1855 SPRINGHILL AVE, MOBILE, AL 36607
General Surgery $79.71 $468.00 (x5.9)
John W Boyer (M.D., male)
1855 SPRINGHILL AVE, MOBILE, AL 36607
Cardiac Surgery $80.08 $468.00 (x5.8)
Timothy L Sell (M.D., male)
17000 HUBBARD DR, SUITE 100, DEARBORN, MI 48126
Thoracic Surgery $81.88 $326.00 (x4.0)
David J Sugarbaker (MD, male)
111 CYPRESS ST, BROOKLINE, MA 02445
Thoracic Surgery $82.33 $618.33 (x7.5)

Average payments by state (low to high)

State Avg amount paid Avg amount requested
KS $103.07 $500.41 (x4.9)
AL $107.34 $486.96 (x4.5)
MN $111.24 $590.35 (x5.3)
RI $112.38 $352.64 (x3.1)
NE $114.41 $513.20 (x4.5)
SC $116.88 $553.30 (x4.7)
NC $119.18 $564.97 (x4.7)
OK $119.96 $464.88 (x3.9)
AR $120.41 $541.58 (x4.5)
UT $120.47 $515.00 (x4.3)
ID $120.50 $654.00 (x5.4)
TN $120.64 $570.16 (x4.7)
LA $120.68 $541.42 (x4.5)
MO $121.65 $545.66 (x4.5)
CO $121.99 $634.04 (x5.2)
IA $122.94 $497.29 (x4.0)
GA $122.98 $614.29 (x5.0)
TX $123.13 $681.27 (x5.5)
KY $123.31 $488.15 (x4.0)
NV $124.32 $927.46 (x7.5)
SD $124.39 $517.55 (x4.2)
WI $125.33 $1,172.00 (x9.4)
NH $125.37 $786.64 (x6.3)
IN $125.79 $614.14 (x4.9)
MS $125.82 $679.63 (x5.4)
WV $126.21 $684.23 (x5.4)
CA $126.43 $617.38 (x4.9)
VA $126.97 $571.40 (x4.5)
MA $129.23 $602.26 (x4.7)
NM $130.06 $488.00 (x3.8)
WA $131.00 $578.51 (x4.4)
OR $131.18 $499.00 (x3.8)
ND $131.41 $452.29 (x3.4)
MI $131.53 $453.99 (x3.5)
ME $132.58 $557.00 (x4.2)
DE $132.64 $676.07 (x5.1)
MT $132.86 $581.25 (x4.4)
AZ $133.00 $456.63 (x3.4)
HI $133.44 $535.00 (x4.0)
OH $133.92 $519.03 (x3.9)
MD $134.37 $576.60 (x4.3)
PA $135.98 $569.46 (x4.2)
FL $137.22 $545.81 (x4.0)
IL $139.51 $949.19 (x6.8)
CT $140.99 $787.58 (x5.6)
NY $141.86 $856.99 (x6.0)
DC $142.23 $785.43 (x5.5)
NJ $142.75 $723.64 (x5.1)