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Thymus Removal Through Keyhole Chest Surgery

Georgia rates for HCPCS 32673

Removal of the thymus, a gland that sits behind the breastbone, through small cuts between the ribs using a camera and long instruments. The gland can be approached from one side of the chest or from both. Avoiding a large chest opening usually means less pain and a quicker recovery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thymus Removal Through Keyhole Chest Surgery cost?

$2,761

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,761 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,514 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$603 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,235.94
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,467.37
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. 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

Georgia· 36th of 51

$2,761

$1,738 physician + $1,023 facility

CO $11,778MD $1,881

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.