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Double Lung Transplant Without Bypass

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 32853

Replacement of both of a patient's lungs with donor lungs, carried out without putting the patient on the heart-lung machine, so the circulation continues through the body's own heart throughout. The lungs are usually done one after the other, with the remaining lung supporting the patient while the other side is replaced. It is offered for end-stage lung disease affecting both sides.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Double Lung Transplant Without Bypass cost?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,467 to $8,318.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $17,378
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$27,542.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 30.9 times more in Indiana than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $5,370 · 24th of 49
IN $39,811WY $1,288

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.