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Sample Of Lung Tested During Chest Surgery

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 32507

Removal of a small wedge of lung during an open chest operation so it can be examined immediately while the patient is still asleep, with the result then guiding a formal removal of part of the lung in the same sitting. It lets the surgical team confirm what an abnormality is before committing to the larger resection. It is charged in addition to the lung removal that follows.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sample Of Lung Tested During Chest Surgery cost?

$8,128

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 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 $257 to $14,454Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $331 to $479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $347

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
$134.90
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 49

$8,128

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.