32507 Wedge resect of lung diag
What 32507 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Wedge resect of lung diag.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 32507 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 2.93 | 0.58 | 0.72 | 4.23 | $141.29 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 2.93 | 0.58 | 0.72 | 4.23 | $141.29 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Add-on code: global period of the primary procedure applies.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 32507 at 2 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Clinical: Data. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 32507? These codes are bundled into it
32507 is a Column 1 code in 146 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0596T | Temp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0597T | Temp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0600T | Ablt ire 1+ o/t lv/prst8 prq | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0601T | Abltj ire 1+tumors open | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0709T | Id ca immntx each addl njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11000 | Dbrdmt ecz/infected skin<10% | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11001 | Dbrdmt ecz/infct skn ea addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11004 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent&per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11005 | Dbrdmt skin abdominal wall | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11006 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11042 | Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11043 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca 1st 20/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11044 | Dbrdmt bone 1st 20 sq cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11045 | Dbrdmt subq tiss each addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11046 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca ea addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11047 | Dbrdmt bone each addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
20101 | Expl pentrg wound chest | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
31645 | Brnchsc w/ther aspir 1st | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32096 | Open wedge/bx lung infiltr | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32097 | Open wedge/bx lung nodule | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32098 | Open biopsy of lung pleura | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32100 | Exploration of chest | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
32110 | Explore/repair chest | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32124 | Explore chest free adhesions | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32140 | Removal of lung lesion(s) | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32141 | Remove/treat lung lesions | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
32150 | Removal of lung lesion(s) | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 146 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
32507 is bundled into these codes
32507 appears as a Column 2 code in 5 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 32507 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
32482 | Bilobectomy | 1 | Check pair |
32484 | Segmentectomy | 1 | Check pair |
32486 | Sleeve lobectomy | 1 | Check pair |
32488 | Completion pneumonectomy | 1 | Check pair |
33267 | Excl laa open any method | 0 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.