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Unlisted Procedure, Lungs Or Chest Lining

Utah rates for HCPCS 32999

Covers an operation on the lungs or on the lining around them that has no standard named entry of its own. The surgeon submits a written report describing exactly what was done so the service can be reviewed and priced individually. It is used when the operation performed does not match any established description.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Procedure, Lungs Or Chest Lining cost?

$3,631

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,631$3,631 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,162 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $6,026Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $45 to $4,571
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,169professional $3,631

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
$3,162.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 331.1 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Utah· 23rd of 49

$3,631

AK $9,772HI $29.51

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.