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Open Removal Of One Segment Of The Lung

North Dakota 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?

$4,135

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,135 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,754 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$2,754$2,399 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,455Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,548
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $2,754

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 19th of 51

$4,135

$2,754 physician + $1,380 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.