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Open Removal Of The Peel Trapping A Lung

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

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

$3,981

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$2,188 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$794 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $776 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $5,248
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $2,884

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Alaska than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 25th of 51

$3,981

$2,884 physician + $1,096 facility

AK $13,870WA $2,254

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.