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Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung

Alabama 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?

$1,950

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $759 to $3,802Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $2,188

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 23rd of 51

$1,950

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.