Open Removal Of The Peel Trapping A Lung

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 32220

Opens the chest between the ribs and strips away the thick rind of scar tissue covering the lung and the inside of the chest wall that is holding the lung down and stopping it expanding. Freeing the whole lung surface lets it re-inflate and makes breathing easier. It is chosen when the trapping layer is too thick or extensive to remove any other way.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of The Peel Trapping A Lung cost?

$9,263

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,263 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

25% physician fee75% facility fee

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 50 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$2,344	$1,778 to $3,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,918	$2,951 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $18,621Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $5,012

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,445.44 Median $4,265.80 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$1,445.44	$4,265.80	$11,748.98
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,265.80 Median $12,022.64 Typical High $23,988.33	Facility	Global	$4,265.80	$12,022.64	$23,988.33
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,659.59 Median $4,570.88 Typical High $14,454.40	Facility	Global	$1,659.59	$4,570.88	$14,454.40
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $269.15 Median $269.15 Typical High $269.15	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$269.15	$269.15	$269.15
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $891.25 Median $3,162.28 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$891.25	$3,162.28	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $15,913MD $2,523

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.