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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

Alaska 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 October 2026.

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

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,981$2,630 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,820 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $251,189Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $6,026
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,571professional $3,981

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,606.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 1st of 51

$3,981

AK $3,981TX $589

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.