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Keyhole Removal Of Two Lung Lobes

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 32670

Removal of two of the lobes that make up a lung, performed through small chest incisions with a camera rather than a large open cut. It is used when disease involves more than one lobe on the same side but the whole lung does not need to come out. A chest drain stays in for a few days while the remaining lung expands.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal Of Two Lung Lobes cost?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $6,026.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
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
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Indiana 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 49

$2,512

IN $20,417WY $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.