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Chest Wall Collapse Surgery With Airway Repair

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 32906

Major chest wall surgery in which ribs are removed so the chest wall falls inwards and closes off an infected space around the lung, carried out together with closure of an abnormal opening between an airway and that space. It is used for long-standing infection in the chest cavity that has not settled with drainage and antibiotics. Sealing the airway leak is essential for the space to heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chest Wall Collapse Surgery With Airway Repair cost?

$1,905

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $1,905.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $2,239
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,905

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,168.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $1,905 · 41st of 51
CA $8,318DE $1,622

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.