Procedures
Fibrinolytic instillation through chest tube, initial day cost in North Carolina
Fibrinolytic instillation through chest tube, initial day usually involves several bills: the facility, the doctor or surgeon, and often anesthesia. Some surgery centers and cash-pay programs quote one bundled price for everything.
Typical cash price
In North Carolina
From 44 hospital and 0 clinic prices in North Carolina.
Nationwide typical: $1,101 (most listed prices $403–$3,364).
Usually included: the facility fee + the doctor's or surgeon's fee.
Good to know: Repeat instillations on later days are billed with 32562.
Cheapest in North Carolina
Total price
Fibrinolytic instillation through chest tube, initial day
The facility fee + the doctor's fee
How totals are compared
Every total covers the same bundle: the facility fee + the doctor's fee. Where a hospital does not publish a part, the typical published amount is added and the total is marked estimated.
In North Carolina, from 44 providers. Most listed prices: $636–$2,285.
Cheapest totals nearby
- CarolinaEast Medical Center$371Hospital · New BernEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- $455
- $548
- CarolinaEast Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$230est. $371 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: CarolinaEast Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026 - $314est. $455 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Rex Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - $407est. $548 total
Doctor fees are billed separately. Location not independently confirmed.
Source: Nash Hospitals price file · checked Oct 2026 - University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel HillClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$413est. $554 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel H price fil · checked Oct 2026 - Alamance Regional Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$495est. $636 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Alamance Regional Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026 - Annie Penn HospitalClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$495est. $636 total
Doctor fees are billed separately. +3 more in this system at the same published price.
Source: Annie Penn Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - ECU Health Beaufort Hospital - a campus of ECU Health Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$668
Doctor fees are billed separately. +1 more in this system at the same published price.
Source: ECU Health Beaufort Hospital - a campus of ECU Hea price fil · checked Oct 2026 - Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$677
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - Duke Raleigh Hospital a Campus of Duke University HospitalClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$536est. $677 total
Doctor fees are billed separately. +1 more in this system at the same published price.
Source: Duke Raleigh Hospital a Campus of Duke University price fil · checked Oct 2026 - Duke Regional HospitalClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$536est. $677 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Duke Regional Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - UNC Health Blue Ridge - MorgantonClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$760
Doctor fees are billed separately. Location not independently confirmed.
Source: UNC Health Blue Ridge - Morganton price file · checked Oct 2026 - Atrium Health Behavioral Health CharlotteClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$826
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte price file · checked Oct 2026
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Common questions
What does a bundled price include?
A bundled (all-in) price usually covers the facility, the surgeon and anesthesia for the procedure itself. Pre-op tests, implants, pathology and follow-up visits are sometimes extra. Ask for a written Good Faith Estimate.
Do I need a referral?
You usually need a consultation with the surgeon or specialist first. Ask whether the consultation is included in the cash price.
Why are prices so different?
Each hospital and clinic sets its own cash price. Hospitals publish prices because federal rules require it; clinics and booking sites set prices to compete. The same service can cost several times more at one place than at another nearby.
Can I pay cash if I have insurance?
Yes. You can choose to self-pay. A cash price is often lower than what you would pay before meeting your deductible. Cash payments may not count toward your deductible, so check with your plan. Our cash vs. insurance tool can help you decide.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you are uninsured or paying cash, providers must give you a Good Faith Estimate of the cost on request. If your final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it.