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Repair Of A Lung Bulge Through Chest Wall

Maine rates for HCPCS 32800

Open surgery to close a gap in the chest wall through which lung tissue is pushing outward under the skin. The lung is eased back inside and the muscle and rib cage are repaired, sometimes reinforced with a patch or with nearby muscle. It follows an injury, an operation, or a weak spot in the chest wall.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Lung Bulge Through Chest Wall cost?

$1,318

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $1,514.

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

Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,995
$1K$2Kprofessional $1,318

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 10.2 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

$1,318

CA $9,550DE $933

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.