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Removal Of An Entire Lung

Utah 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $4,074.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $6,026Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $2,291

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
$1,862.09
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 49

$2,512

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.