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Open Chest Clearing Of Material From The Chest Cavity

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 32150

Opens the chest between the ribs to remove an object, or thick fibrous deposits, from the space between the lung and the chest wall. Such deposits form when infection or bleeding in the chest organizes into sticky material that walls fluid off into separate pockets. Clearing the space drains the trapped fluid and lets the lung expand again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Chest Clearing Of Material From The Chest Cavity cost?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $10,965.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $22,909
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754

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
$1,202.26
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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 Carolina· 28th of 50

$2,754

ME $22,387WV $1,000

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.