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Roughening The Lung Lining To Prevent Collapse

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 32215

Surgery that deliberately roughens the lining of the lung and chest wall so the two surfaces scar together and stick. Once they are stuck, air cannot build up between them and the lung cannot collapse again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Roughening The Lung Lining To Prevent Collapse cost?

$9,343

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,343 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,511 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$759 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,511$851 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $759 to $11,220Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,622
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,511professional $832

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $9,343 · 7th of 49
IN $21,351MD $1,552

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.