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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

Alabama 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?

$1,622

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,622.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $759 to $3,802Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $1,622

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Alabama· 20th of 51

$1,622

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.