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Open Chest Removal Of Air Blisters On The Lung

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 32141

Opens the chest between the ribs to cut away or fold down bullae, large air-filled blisters on the lung that take no part in breathing and can burst and collapse the lung. Dealing with them lets the healthy lung expand into the space they occupied. Work on the lining of the chest may be carried out during the same operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Chest Removal Of Air Blisters On The Lung cost?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $2,951.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $3,162
$2Kfacility $2,042professional $2,570

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,388.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

South Dakota· 36th of 50

$2,570

ME $22,387WY $1,288

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.