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Tightening a Weak, Raised Diaphragm

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

How much does Tightening a Weak, Raised Diaphragm cost?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,202.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,413
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Hawaii· 34th of 51

$1,072

AK $3,631UT $676

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.