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
Sacramento, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $1.4k is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($2.8k), higher than 31% 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: 4 payers, 10 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $605 | $605 | — | — | — | $605 – $605 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $605 | $605 | — | — | — | $605 – $605 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $793 | $793 | — | — | — | $793 – $793 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 5 | Anthem commercial|connection epo case rate · outpatient | $10.2k | $10.2k | — | — | — | $10.2k – $10.2k |
| 6 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $12.8k | $12.8k | — | — | — | $12.8k – $12.8k |
| 7 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $17.0k | $17.0k | — | — | — | $17.0k – $17.0k |
| 8 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $17.7k | $17.7k | — | — | — | $17.7k – $17.7k |
| 9 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $17.7k | $17.7k | — | — | — | $17.7k – $17.7k |
| 10 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $17.7k | $17.7k | — | — | — | $17.7k – $17.7k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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