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Removal of a Lung Lobe Through Small Incisions

California rates for HCPCS 32663

Removes an entire lobe — one of the main sections of a lung — using a camera and long instruments passed through a few small cuts between the ribs, instead of opening the chest widely. It is most often done for a cancer or other growth confined to one lobe. Recovery is usually quicker than after a large chest incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Lung Lobe Through Small Incisions cost?

$12,589

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,511 to $16,982.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,020
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $12,882professional $1,549

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$22,908.68
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Delaware than in Wyoming. 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.

California· 5th of 50

$12,589

DE $30,200WY $1,288

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.