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Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung

Alaska rates for HCPCS 32905

Removes sections of rib so the chest wall settles inward against the lung, closing off a long-standing infected space that will not heal on its own. Eliminating the space removes the pocket where infection persists. It is a substantial operation covering all the stages involved, done under general anesthesia with a lengthy recovery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,786$2,344 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,820 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $9,772Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $8,710
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $4,786

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.8 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$4,786

CA $7,586DE $1,318

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.