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Tightening a Weak, Raised Diaphragm

Florida rates for HCPCS 39545

Surgery to flatten and tighten the diaphragm, the breathing muscle under the lungs, when it has become thin and slack and rides too high into the chest. The loose muscle is folded over and stitched down so the lung above it has room to expand and breathing gets easier. It can be reached from the chest or from the abdomen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tightening a Weak, Raised Diaphragm cost?

$8,710

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $13,490.

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 $8,710 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $25,704
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $8,710

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
$1,047.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$10,000.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Florida $8,710 · 8th of 50
ME $22,387ND $871

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.