CPT code 32670: Thoracoscopic lung resection, two lobes removed2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $1,636.79 for 32670 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 32670 covers

A thoracic surgeon uses a camera and instruments inserted through small chest incisions to remove two lobes of the right lung. The operation may involve the upper and middle lobes or the middle and lower lobes. It is performed in an operating room, commonly for a tumor or other localized lung disease that requires removal of both lobes. The operative report should identify the lobes removed and document the thoracoscopic approach and clinical reason for the resection.

Report this code when the procedure removes two lobes, rather than one lobe, a lung segment, or the entire lung. It has a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this procedure. 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 Washington, DC area compares for 32670

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 32670 runs from $1,325.37 in Wisconsin to $1,882.45 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $1,636.79. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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32670 rates by state

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How the 32670 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 32670

32670 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 32670

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

How 32670 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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.

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