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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

South Carolina 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$955 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,175 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,950
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$1,174.90
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $1,175 · 41st 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.