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Washing Out A Lung

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 32997

A procedure in which one lung is filled with warm salt solution and drained again, over and over, to wash out material that has collected inside the air sacs. It is used mainly for a rare condition in which a protein-rich substance builds up in the lungs and makes breathing hard. It is done under general anesthesia while the other lung keeps supplying oxygen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Washing Out A Lung cost?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $1,047.

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 $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,047
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,288professional $1,047

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Wyoming $1,047 · 6th of 51
CA $3,236HI $339

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.