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Open Chest Removal Of A Wedge Of Lung

Virginia 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?

$2,344

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $5,888.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,072

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
$1,047.13
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 49

$2,344

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.