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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

Michigan 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,202 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,148 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,239
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $1,318

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
12 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
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$977.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 22nd of 51

$1,380

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.