CPT code 32663: Thoracoscopic lobectomy, single pulmonary lobe2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Carolina

In North Carolina, Medicare pays $1,224.86 for 32663 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 32663 covers

A thoracic surgeon performs a thoracoscopic lobectomy to remove one anatomic lobe of lung, such as an upper, middle, or lower lobe. The operation typically involves dividing the lobe’s bronchovascular structures and removing the specimen through the thoracoscopic approach. It is used for conditions such as a localized lung cancer or other disease requiring removal of an entire lobe, rather than a wedge of lung or an anatomic segment. These procedures are commonly performed in a hospital operating room.

Select the code when the operative report supports removal of a single lobe thoracoscopically; document the lobe, approach, and extent of resection. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How North Carolina compares for 32663

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 32663 runs from $1,166.06 in Wisconsin to $1,649.85 in Alaska. North Carolina pays $1,224.86. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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32663 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 32663 rate is calculated

Each of 32663’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 32663

32663 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 32663

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 32663 has changed in North Carolina

Price 32663 for an earlier date of service

Where the North Carolina rate applies

North Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 785 cities and communities in North Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Advance
• Ahoskie
• Alamance
• Albemarle
• Alexis
• Alliance
• Altamahaw

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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