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Open Drainage Of A Lung Abscess Or Cyst

Virginia 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,288$1,122 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,288 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $537 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $1,288

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
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
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
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$1,318

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.