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Removal Of An Entire Lung

Indiana rates for HCPCS 32440

Surgery to remove a whole lung on one side, done through an incision in the chest wall between the ribs. It is most often performed for a lung cancer that involves the central airways or crosses between lobes, where taking out a smaller portion would not clear the disease. Recovery involves a chest drain and a hospital stay while the remaining lung takes over.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Entire Lung cost?

$34,674

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34,674 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20,417 to $43,652.

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 $34,674 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $52,481
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $34,674

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
$1,479.11
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$52,480.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in Indiana than in Wyoming. 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.

Indiana· 1st of 49

$34,674

IN $34,674WY $1,288

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.