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Thymus Removal Through Keyhole Chest Surgery

Minnesota 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?

$4,758

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,758 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$2,570$2,042 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,230 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $7,244Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $2,570

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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 13th of 51

$4,758

$2,570 physician + $2,188 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.