CPT code 32560: Chemical pleurodesis, via chest tube or catheter2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $271.12 for 32560 in the office and $63.37 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 32560 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 32560 covers

A clinician instills an agent through an existing chest tube or pleural catheter to promote adhesion of the pleural layers and reduce recurrent fluid or air accumulation. Common situations include recurrent pneumothorax and recurrent pleural effusion, including effusion associated with malignancy. Thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists commonly perform the service in a hospital or other facility setting.

Select this code for the pleurodesis instillation, not simply for placing the drain. Documentation should identify the indication, agent, route through the chest tube or catheter, and treated side. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How South Dakota compares for 32560

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 32560 runs from $241.70 in Arkansas to $374.72 in San Benito County, CA. South Dakota pays $271.12. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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32560 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 32560 rate is calculated

Each of 32560’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 32560

The CMS indicators that decide how 32560 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 32560

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 32560 has changed in South Dakota

Price 32560 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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