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Collapsing The Chest Wall Onto The Lung

Minnesota 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?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$3,020$2,291 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,467 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $11,220Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $5,012
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $3,020

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$3,090

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.