go back

Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst

North Carolina 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 negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 6 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$1,349$1,096 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,318 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,020
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$1,096.48
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $1,349 · 39th 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.