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Open Chest Removal Of A Wedge Of Lung

Minnesota 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?

$4,169

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $6,761.

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 $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $10,471
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169

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
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$20,417.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 19th of 49

$4,169

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.