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Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst

Colorado rates for HCPCS 32200

An operation that opens the chest to drain a pocket of pus or a fluid-filled cyst inside the lung. A channel is left so the cavity keeps draining while it shrinks and heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst cost?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $10,715 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 7 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$1,318$1,288 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,715$6,026 to $15,849

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $24,547Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,291
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $10,715professional $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$27,542.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $3,236 · 4th of 51
CA $8,318WV $1,122

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.