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Open Chest Removal Of A Wedge Of Lung

Nebraska 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $13,490.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,089

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$16,982.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 49

$8,511

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.