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Open Removal Of One Segment Of The Lung

North Carolina 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?

$3,161

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,161 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,778 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$575 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $380 to $7,244Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,715
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,023professional $2,138

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
11 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$3,161

$2,138 physician + $1,023 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.