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Removal of a Lung Lobe Through Small Incisions

North Carolina 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?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $6,310.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $26,303
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,570

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
$1,348.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Delaware than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $2,570 · 37th of 50
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.