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Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung

Indiana 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $34,674 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 5 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$1,514$1,259 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34,674$20,417 to $43,652

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34,674 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $52,481Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $34,674professional $1,514

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$52,480.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 18th of 51

$2,239

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.