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Open Removal Of One Segment Of The Lung

South 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?

$4,222

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,222 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,020$2,188 to $3,311
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$759 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,399Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $3,020

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where South 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

South Dakota· 18th of 51

$4,222

$3,020 physician + $1,202 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.