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Keyhole Peeling of a Rind From the Lung

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 32651

Through small cuts between the ribs, with a camera to see inside the chest, the thick rind of scar and infected material that has formed over the surface of the lung is peeled away. Freeing the lung from that peel lets it expand again and lets the space around it drain properly. It is used for infection in the space around the lung that has not cleared with drainage alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Peeling of a Rind From the Lung cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $21,878.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $22,909
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,715

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$37,153.52

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 50

$3,715

ME $22,387ND $1,072

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.