Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
THORACOSTOMY W/RIB RESECTION
Boulder, CO
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32035 →Price type
Boulder Community Health’s median price of $895 is 68% below the median hospital's median price ($2.8k), higher than 23% of the 1,226 hospitals reporting CPT 32035. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 27 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 4 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 5 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $743 | $743 | — | — | — | $743 – $743 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $743 | $743 | — | — | — | $743 – $743 |
| 10 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $747 | $747 | $4 | 0% | — | $743 – $751 |
| 11 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $751 | $751 | — | — | — | $751 – $751 |
| 12 | Anthem managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $819 | $819 | — | — | — | $819 – $819 |
| 13 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $904 | $904 | — | — | — | $904 – $904 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $895 | $984 | $140 | 14% | — | $895 – $1.2k |
| 15 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $795 | $1.0k | $490 | 49% | — | $700 – $2.1k |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 17 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 18 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 20 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 21 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 22 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 23 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 25 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | $192 | 12% | — | $1.4k – $1.8k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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