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Thymus Removal Through Keyhole Chest Surgery

North Dakota 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?

$3,519

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,519 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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$2,344$1,950 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$1,175 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,399Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,020
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $2,344

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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
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
$1,258.93
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 23rd of 51

$3,519

$2,344 physician + $1,175 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.