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Top-Of-Lung Tumor Removal With Chest Wall Repair

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 32504

Removes a tumor at the very apex of the lung along with the part of the chest wall it has invaded, and then rebuilds the chest wall where the ribs and tissue were taken away. Reconstruction restores the shape and stability of the chest so breathing mechanics are preserved. Mesh or other supporting material is used to bridge the gap left by the removal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Top-Of-Lung Tumor Removal With Chest Wall Repair cost?

$5,990

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,990 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,754 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,754$2,239 to $3,981
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,995 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,754

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$18,197.01

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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· 33rd of 49

$5,990

$2,754 physician + $3,236 facility

IN $36,175MD $2,952

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.