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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on respiratory system

Chest scope surgery to strip part of the lung lining

CPT 32651the billing code this page is about

Through small chest incisions with a camera, part of the thickened rind or peel covering the lung is removed so the lung can expand.

Hospitals typically charge $2,430 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 322 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,778. Most fall between $1,565 and $4,906 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
322
States
44
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 322 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$806$1,645$2,430$4,662$5,533

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.9× what the cheapest tenth charges ($806 vs $5,533).

How the prices are spread

$539 – $695: 8 hospitals$539$695 – $896: 10 hospitals$896 – $1,155: 10 hospitals$896$1,155 – $1,489: 15 hospitals$1,489 – $1,920: 56 hospitals$1,489$1,920 – $2,474: 48 hospitals$2,474 – $3,190: 45 hospitals$2,474$3,190 – $4,111: 25 hospitals$4,111 – $5,300: 40 hospitals$4,111$5,300 – $6,831: 33 hospitals$5,300median $2,430price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (290 of 322 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$539$6958
$695$89610
$896$1,15510
$1,155$1,48915
$1,489$1,92056
$1,920$2,47448
$2,474$3,19045
$3,190$4,11125
$4,111$5,30040
$5,300$6,83133

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,430.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $2,125 across 14 hospitalsIL$2,125Wisconsin: median $5,025 across 27 hospitalsWI$5,025Michigan: median $2,123 across 29 hospitalsMI$2,123New York: median $1,693 across 22 hospitalsNY$1,693Massachusetts: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,980 across 11 hospitalsOR$1,980Nevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,666 across 16 hospitalsIA$2,666Indiana: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $2,742 across 12 hospitalsOH$2,742Pennsylvania: median $730 across 16 hospitalsPA$730New Jersey: median $5,110 across 14 hospitalsNJ$5,110Connecticut: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $5,533 across 29 hospitalsCA$5,533Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSCOklahoma: median $1,782 across 10 hospitalsOK$1,782Louisiana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceGAHawaii: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,945 across 13 hospitalsTX$3,945Florida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,430. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA29$5,533+128%$2,622 – $5,533
New Jersey NJ14$5,110+110%$3,986 – $6,311
Wisconsin WI27$5,025+107%$4,906 – $10,197
Texas TX13$3,945+62%$3,945 – $3,945
Ohio OH12$2,742+13%$1,679 – $4,883
Iowa IA16$2,666+10%$2,666 – $2,666
Illinois IL14$2,125−13%$1,624 – $3,572
Michigan MI29$2,123−13%$1,565 – $2,654
Oregon OR11$1,980−19%$1,980 – $1,990
Oklahoma OK10$1,782−27%$1,782 – $1,782
New York NY22$1,693−30%$981 – $3,323
Pennsylvania PA16$730−70%$669 – $2,949
Missouri MO9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,430.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care255$2,284$1,429 – $4,906
Children’s7fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access59$2,740$1,706 – $4,906
Ownership
For-profit16fewer than 20 hospitals
Government48$2,284$1,232 – $3,078
Non-profit257$2,646$1,565 – $5,025
System affiliation
Part of a system257$2,654$1,565 – $4,922
Independent65$2,281$1,561 – $3,150

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,420
Median cash price$2,430
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

223 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,281 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,718; most fall between $1,298 and $4,906.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 223 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$772$1,624$2,281$3,945$5,533

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.2× what the cheapest tenth charges ($772 vs $5,533).

Of the 248 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 223 gave a usable cash price; 21 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 4 a list price only.

How complete is this

322 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (8%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 379 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted322
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here43
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded13
Hospitals that filed this code379

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on respiratory system family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Thoracoscopy W/Partial Pulmonary Decortication.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Chest scope surgery to strip part of the lung lining (CPT 32651) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-32651-chest-scope-surgery-to-strip-part-of-the-lung-lining