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Open Chest Surgery To Sample The Chest Lining

Alaska rates for HCPCS 32098

Opens the chest between the ribs so the surgeon can take a sample of the pleura, the thin membrane that covers the lung and lines the inside of the chest wall. Working under direct view lets the surgeon see the lining and choose the most abnormal area to sample. The tissue is sent for laboratory examination to look for infection, inflammation, or cancer.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Chest Surgery To Sample The Chest Lining cost?

$1,445

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $3,548.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $871 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 27.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Alaska· 40th of 49

$1,445

IN $20,417ND $741

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.