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Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst

Washington, DC 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?

$1,349

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,514.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $1,660
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,349

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
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $1,349 · 36th 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.