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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

Louisiana 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,349$1,072 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$550 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,820
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $955professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 32nd of 51

$1,259

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.