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Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung

Louisiana 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 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 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$1,995$1,445 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,202 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,995

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
$933.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$2,089

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.