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Removal Of Ribs From The Chest Wall

Vermont rates for HCPCS 32900

Removes one or more ribs from the chest wall, working outside the membrane that lines the chest cavity. The operation is sometimes carried out in more than one stage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Ribs From The Chest Wall cost?

$1,660

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $1,862.

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

Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $2,399
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kprofessional $1,660

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
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $1,660 · 40th of 51
CA $7,413DE $1,380

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.