Removal of a Chest Mass Through Small Incisions

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 32662

Removes a cyst, tumor, or other mass from the mediastinum, the space in the middle of the chest between the lungs, using a camera and long instruments passed through small cuts between the ribs. The mass is freed from the structures around it and taken out without opening the chest widely. The tissue is sent for examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Chest Mass Through Small Incisions cost?

$8,079

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,079 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

16% physician fee84% facility fee

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 51 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,318	$1,000 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,761	$2,455 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,090

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,000.00 Median $4,168.69 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,000.00	$4,168.69	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,073.80 Median $11,220.18 Typical High $23,988.33	Facility	Global	$4,073.80	$11,220.18	$23,988.33
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $912.01 Median $2,398.83 Typical High $6,760.83	Facility	Global	$912.01	$2,398.83	$6,760.83
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $151.36 Median $151.36 Typical High $151.36	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$151.36	$151.36	$151.36
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $870.96 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$870.96	$3,090.30	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $14,210MD $1,708

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.