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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 July 2026.

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

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 6 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$3,548$2,188 to $4,571
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,349 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,772Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $6,457
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,905professional $3,548

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
$2,951.21
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Alaska sits

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.

Alaska $3,548 · 2nd of 51
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.