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Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst

Iowa 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$1,738$1,288 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,344 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,457
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $1,738

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $2,239 · 7th 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.