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Removal of a Lung Lobe Through Small Incisions

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$3,979

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,979 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$2,138 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,399Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,467
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 24th of 51

$3,979

$2,630 physician + $1,349 facility

ME $28,253WA $2,096

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.