No office rate
32505 describes the initial lung wedge resection; 32507 is for an additional diagnostic wedge resection and is reported as an add-on.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
32507 Lung wedge resection Medicare reimbursement rates in Michigan
An add-on for an additional diagnostic wedge resection of lung performed through an open thoracotomy after the initial resection. Compare 32507 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Michigan.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 32507 in Michigan?
Michigan has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$142.70–$157.11
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Thoracic surgery
About 32507: Additional diagnostic lung wedge resection
An add-on for an additional diagnostic wedge resection of lung performed through an open thoracotomy after the initial resection.
This code represents an additional wedge-shaped removal of lung tissue for diagnosis during an open thoracotomy. A thoracic or cardiothoracic surgeon may take additional tissue when one diagnostic specimen is not sufficient to evaluate the lung findings. The service is distinct from a thoracoscopic wedge resection, which uses a minimally invasive approach.
Report this code only with the required primary procedure; it is not a standalone service. The operative report should identify the diagnostic purpose and document the additional lung tissue resection, including the site and how it differs from the initial specimen. CMS treats the add-on service as paid within the primary procedure’s global period. The initial resection and any additional resection should be clearly distinguished in the record.
CMS billing rules for 32507
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU2.93 · 69%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.58 · 14%
- Malpractice RVU0.72 · 17%
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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.
32507 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Michigan, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Both are nearby open wedge resection codes, but 32507 is specifically identified as diagnostic. Follow the code descriptor and operative documentation to distinguish the service.
No office rate
32667 represents an additional wedge resection performed thoracoscopically. 32507 describes the open thoracotomy approach.
Compare 32507 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Detroit →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$157.11
Rest Of Michigan →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$142.70
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32507 billing questions
When is this code used instead of 32505?
Use this code for an additional diagnostic lung wedge resection, not the initial resection. The operative report should distinguish the additional tissue removal from the initial wedge.
Can this code be billed by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the required primary procedure.
How does the operative report support the additional service?
It should document the diagnostic purpose and the additional lung tissue removed, with enough detail to distinguish that resection from the initial wedge.
Is this the code for a thoracoscopic wedge resection?
No. This code describes an open thoracotomy approach. Thoracoscopic wedge resections use codes for the minimally invasive approach.
How does CMS treat payment for this add-on?
CMS pays the add-on within the primary procedure’s global period; it must be billed with the primary procedure.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
3,72332504,,Resect apical lung tum/chest,A,,35.63,12.85,NA,12.85,,8.99,57.47,57.47,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,72432505,,Wedge resect of lung initial,A,,15.36,7.62,NA,7.62,,3.81,26.79,26.79,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,72532506,,Wedge resect of lung add-on,A,,2.93,0.58,NA,0.58,,0.72,4.23,4.23,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,72632507,,Wedge resect of lung diag,A,,2.93,0.58,NA,0.58,,0.72,4.23,4.23,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,7273250F,,Nonprim loc anat bx site tum,M,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,72832540,,Removal of lung lesion,A,,29.59,11.87,NA,11.87,,7.45,48.91,48.91,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,72932550,,Insert pleural cath,A,,3.82,19.13,,1.10,,0.51,23.46,5.43,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00