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Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst

Utah 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$138 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,349 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,804Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $759

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,344.23
6 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
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$794

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.