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Open Removal Of One Segment Of The Lung

Utah 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?

$3,863

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,863 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$912$141 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,738 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,804Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $112 to $1,738
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $912

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
$1,737.80
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
6 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
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Utah 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

Utah· 22nd of 51

$3,863

$912 physician + $2,951 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.