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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

Nebraska 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$1,738$912 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,012 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,129
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $1,738

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$18,197.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $1,862 · 14th 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.