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Chest Drainage For Infection, With Rib Removal

Maine rates for HCPCS 32035

Surgery to drain a pocket of infected fluid from the space between the lung and the chest wall. The surgeon opens the chest wall and takes out a short segment of one rib to make a wide opening, so the thick infected fluid can escape and a drain can be placed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chest Drainage For Infection, With Rib Removal cost?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $1,288.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22,387 · 10th to 90th $20,893 to $29,512Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $22,387professional $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$29,512.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 27th of 51

$1,047

CA $6,607DE $724

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.