Destroying A Lung Tumor Through The Skin

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 32994

A needle-like probe is passed through the chest wall into a lung tumor under imaging guidance, and the tumor is destroyed where it sits instead of being cut out. One or more tumors can be treated in the same session. It is used when an operation to remove the tumor is not suitable.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destroying A Lung Tumor Through The Skin cost?

$12,450

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,450 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,370 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

43% physician fee57% facility fee

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 53 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$5,370	$631 to $7,943
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$7,079	$3,467 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $16,982Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $417 to $12,023

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $912.01 Median $5,128.61 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$912.01	$5,128.61	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,235.94 Median $10,471.29 Typical High $21,379.62	Facility	Global	$3,235.94	$10,471.29	$21,379.62
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $691.83 Median $14,791.08 Typical High $38,904.51	Facility	Global	$691.83	$14,791.08	$38,904.51
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,019.95 Median $8,912.51 Typical High $21,379.62	Facility	Global	$3,019.95	$8,912.51	$21,379.62

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Nebraska than in Nevada. 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

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NE $18,710NV $9,038

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.