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Open Chest Removal Of A Wedge Of Lung

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $1,862.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,344Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,778professional $1,862

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 38th 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.