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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

Illinois 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 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$1,175$977 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,202 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,570
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,905professional $1,175

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,011.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $1,288 · 34th 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.