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Removal Of A Tumor At The Top Of The Lung

Maryland rates for HCPCS 32503

Removes a tumor sitting at the very apex of the lung together with the part of the chest wall it has grown into. Tumors in this position invade the ribs, nerves and vessels crowded at the top of the chest, so those structures are taken out or divided as part of the operation. This version does not include rebuilding the chest wall afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tumor At The Top Of The Lung cost?

$2,042

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $2,239.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $661Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,571
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $2,042

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,120.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$2,042

CA $9,120DE $1,778

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.