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Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst

Connecticut 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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 5 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$1,905$1,230 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$4,898 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,548
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,943professional $1,905

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
$2,137.96
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,311.31
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $2,138 · 10th 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.