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Unlisted Procedure On The Diaphragm

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 39599

An operation on the diaphragm, the sheet of muscle separating the chest from the abdomen that drives breathing, for which no standard named entry exists. It is used when a surgeon performs an uncommon or newly developed repair or reconstruction of that muscle. The surgeon submits a written description of exactly what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Procedure On The Diaphragm cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58,884 from a physician practice, and about $708 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58,884$6,166 to $58,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$468 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $229 to $6,761Professionalmedian $58,884 · 10th to 90th $708 to $58,884
$100$1K$10Kfacility $708professional $58,884

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$7,244.36
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58,884.37
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$58,884.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,290.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$43,651.58

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 338.8 times more in Alabama than in Hawaii. 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th of 51

$794

AL $10,000HI $29.51

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.