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Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung

Illinois 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$1,585$1,288 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,585 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $1,585

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$35,481.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,888.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$1,698

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.