Price Checker / CPT 32220
How much does Release Of Lung cost?
CPT 32220 · Based on 2026 Medicare rates and hospital-published pricing
A fair cash price for this is roughly $3,200–$3,750.
Fair price
$3,200–$3,750
What this should cost
With insurance
~$3,150
Typical out-of-pocket
Overcharged if over
$4,700
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About Release Of Lung
CPT code 32220 refers to release of lung (billing description: "Release of lung"). Under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, it is reimbursed at $1,538 in a facility (hospital or surgery center) and $1,538 in a doctor's office.
The Medicare rate is the closest thing to an objective "what this work is actually worth." A fair cash price for the uninsured is generally 1.5–3x that rate. Hospital sticker (gross) charges are often far higher — but almost nobody actually pays them.
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- 2Get a dispute letter — citing the Medicare rate and your hospital's own published pricing data.
- 3We negotiate for you — 25% of savings, no savings = no fee.