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Removal of a Tumor From the Middle of the Chest

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 39220

Removes a growth from the mediastinum, the space in the middle of the chest between the lungs that holds the heart, windpipe, food pipe, and major blood vessels. The chest is opened so the mass can be freed from the structures around it and taken out. The tissue removed is sent for examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Tumor From the Middle of the Chest cost?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $9,120.

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 $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $22,909
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,020

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
$1,071.52
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $3,020 · 29th of 50
ME $22,387ND $1,096

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.