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Open Chest Removal Of A Lung Cyst

West Virginia 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 4 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$1,122$977 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$977 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,413Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,445
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $977professional $1,122

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
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $1,096 · 47th 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.