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Partial Removal Of The Peel Around A Lung

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 32225

Strips the thickened fibrous layer off part of the surface of a lung so that section can expand properly again. Only the affected area is freed, rather than the whole lung surface. It is done through an incision between the ribs, usually after infection or bleeding has left a restrictive layer over the lung.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Partial Removal Of The Peel Around A Lung cost?

$2,891

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,891 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,820$1,349 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$776 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $724 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $1,820

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 6.7 times more in Colorado than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$2,891

$1,820 physician + $1,072 facility

CO $11,218WA $1,671

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.