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Open Removal Of The Peel Trapping A Lung

Vermont 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?

$2,239

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $2,630.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,467
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $2,239

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.5 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$2,239

AK $6,457TX $1,000

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.