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Thymus Removal Through Keyhole Chest Surgery

South Carolina 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?

$2,502

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,502 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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$1,380$1,023 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$603 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,089
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $1,380

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
$1,445.44
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,737.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
11 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
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$2,502

$1,380 physician + $1,122 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.