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Removal Of A Walled-Off Chest Infection

Delaware rates for HCPCS 32540

Surgery that lifts out a pocket of infected fluid and pus sealed inside a thick rind of scar tissue in the space around the lung, taking the collection out whole together with its shell. Clearing it lets the lung expand again and stops the infection persisting. It is done under general anesthesia through a chest incision and needs a hospital stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Walled-Off Chest Infection cost?

$1,698

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $2,188.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $4,266
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,244professional $1,698

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$1,698

CA $8,913KY $1,660

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.