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Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst

New York 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 October 2026.

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

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$977 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$1,778 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,715.35
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where New York sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 44th of 51

$1,148

AK $4,571TX $676

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.