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Open Chest Removal Of A Wedge Of Lung

Illinois rates for HCPCS 32505

Removes a wedge-shaped piece of lung containing a nodule or mass, reached through an incision between the ribs. Taking a wedge with a rim of healthy tissue around the growth treats it while preserving as much working lung as possible. This covers the first wedge taken; any further wedges are billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Chest Removal Of A Wedge Of Lung cost?

$1,778

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $4,467.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $912 to $4,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,862professional $1,622

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$24,547.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,466.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Illinois· 36th of 49

$1,778

IN $33,884ND $912

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.