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Heat Ablation of a Lung Tumor Through the Skin

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 32998

A needle-like probe is passed through the chest wall into a lung tumor under imaging guidance, and radiofrequency energy heats the tissue until the tumor is destroyed. One side of the chest is treated in a session, and the treatment can extend into tumor that has grown into the lining of the lung or the chest wall. It is an option when surgical removal is not suitable.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Heat Ablation of a Lung Tumor Through the Skin cost?

$1,413

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $4,266.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $19,055Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $398 to $7,943
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $1,122

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
$501.19
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,019.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$1,413

WI $4,786HI $603

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.