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Thymus Removal Through Keyhole Chest Surgery

Iowa 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?

$5,261

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,261 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$1,820 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,479 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,715
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $2,630

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
$1,737.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,715.35
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$5,261

$2,630 physician + $2,630 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.