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Removal Of An Entire Lung

Minnesota 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?

$5,754

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,074 to $11,220.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $12,589
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,125.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 14th of 49

$5,754

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.