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Open Removal Of One Segment Of The Lung

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 32484

Removes a single anatomical segment of a lung, a smaller unit than a whole lobe with its own airway and blood supply, through an incision between the ribs. Taking only the segment leaves more working lung behind than removing a whole lobe would. It is used for a small tumor or for disease confined to that one segment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of One Segment Of The Lung cost?

$5,475

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,475 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,020$2,399 to $4,266
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$1,445 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $8,318Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $3,020

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,165.95
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,888.44
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Colorado than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 12th of 51

$5,475

$3,020 physician + $2,455 facility

CO $16,544WA $2,120

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.