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Partial Removal Of The Peel Around A Lung

Vermont 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?

$1,380

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $1,622.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,344
$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $1,514

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 22nd of 51

$1,380

AK $3,981TX $575

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.