Treatment costs for pneumothorax rise 143% for 8 years

The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) says that the treatment costs for pneumothorax surged 143 percent from 17.3 billion won in 2002 to 4.2 trillion won in 2009.
Pneumothorax is a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity of the chest between the lung and the chest wall. It may occur spontaneously in people without chronic lung conditions ("primary") as well as in those with l...