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Additional Wedge Of Lung Removed In The Same Operation

Colorado rates for HCPCS 32506

Covers taking out a further wedge-shaped piece of lung containing a nodule or mass, on the same side and during the same operation as the first wedge removal. Removing wedges rather than a whole lobe preserves as much working lung as possible. Each extra wedge taken is billed separately from the first.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Additional Wedge Of Lung Removed In The Same Operation cost?

$20,417

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20,417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,026 to $31,623.

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 $20,417 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $44,668Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $195 to $794
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $20,417professional $195

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
$173.78
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$58,884.37
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$794.33
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 229.1 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.

Colorado· 2nd of 49

$20,417

IN $34,674ND $151

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.