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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

Massachusetts 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 7 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$1,023 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,380 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $741 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,692
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $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
$741.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,025.60
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,025.60
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $1,318 · 31st 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.