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Removal Of An Entire Lung

South Dakota 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $3,020.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $3,236
$2Kfacility $2,630professional $2,630

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 34th of 49

$2,630

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.