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Mediastinal Exploration Through A Neck Incision

Vermont rates for HCPCS 39000

Opens the central space of the chest, which lies between the two lungs behind the breastbone, through an incision at the base of the neck, so the surgeon can look inside it, drain an infection, remove a foreign object or take a tissue sample. Reaching it from the neck avoids opening the chest itself. Samples taken are used to diagnose enlarged glands or growths in that space.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mediastinal Exploration Through A Neck Incision cost?

$692

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $851.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,096
$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $692

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 28th of 51

$692

AK $2,042UT $389

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.