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Roughening The Lung Lining To Prevent Collapse

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$2,834

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,834 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,230 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$759 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,778Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 19th of 51

$2,834

$1,738 physician + $1,096 facility

CO $10,947MD $1,474

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.