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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 32140

Open chest surgery in which an incision is made between the ribs so a cyst can be removed from the lung, along with any work needed on the lining of the chest at the same time. It is done for a cyst that has become infected, is pressing on healthy lung tissue, or has burst and caused the lung to collapse. A drain is usually left in the chest for a few days afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 65 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,230$1,000 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$2,570 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $19,498Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,818
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,079professional $1,230

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$25,118.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 8.9 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

CA $8,511HI $955

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.