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Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung

Iowa 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?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 7 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$2,089$1,622 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,884 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $7,413
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $2,089

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
$1,862.09
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$2,630

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.