# CPT 32096: Thoracotomy with diagnostic biopsy of lung

Medicare CPT 32096 pays $764.21 in a non-facility setting and $764.21 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $678.63 in Wisconsin to $951.56 in Alaska, a 40% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/32096-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $764.21 |
| National facility | $764.21 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $951.56 | $951.56 |
| Florida | $870.19 | $870.19 |
| Illinois | $860.19 | $860.19 |
| New York | $849.15 | $849.15 |
| District of Columbia | $837.47 | $837.47 |
| New Jersey | $822.30 | $822.30 |
| Connecticut | $812.32 | $812.32 |
| Michigan | $797.03 | $797.03 |
| Maryland | $787.37 | $787.37 |
| West Virginia | $785.28 | $785.28 |
| Massachusetts | $784.90 | $784.90 |
| Washington | $783.57 | $783.57 |
| Georgia | $777.31 | $777.31 |
| Pennsylvania | $771.71 | $771.71 |
| New Mexico | $769.55 | $769.55 |
| Rhode Island | $767.48 | $767.48 |
| California | $766.94 | $766.94 |
| Puerto Rico | $764.80 | $764.80 |
| Virgin Islands | $764.80 | $764.80 |
| Montana | $763.99 | $763.99 |
| New Hampshire | $758.72 | $758.72 |
| Colorado | $758.35 | $758.35 |
| Texas | $755.58 | $755.58 |
| Delaware | $752.76 | $752.76 |
| Louisiana | $751.60 | $751.60 |
| Oregon | $748.02 | $748.02 |
| Ohio | $747.26 | $747.26 |
| Nevada | $745.84 | $745.84 |
| Missouri | $745.58 | $745.58 |
| Hawaii | $745.48 | $745.48 |
| Arizona | $741.84 | $741.84 |
| Utah | $740.56 | $740.56 |
| Wyoming | $735.29 | $735.29 |
| Kentucky | $731.99 | $731.99 |
| South Carolina | $731.94 | $731.94 |
| Virginia | $728.03 | $728.03 |
| Oklahoma | $717.47 | $717.47 |
| Maine | $713.54 | $713.54 |
| North Carolina | $710.32 | $710.32 |
| Vermont | $707.22 | $707.22 |
| Mississippi | $706.68 | $706.68 |
| North Dakota | $698.14 | $698.14 |
| Tennessee | $694.05 | $694.05 |
| Indiana | $692.07 | $692.07 |
| Minnesota | $691.86 | $691.86 |
| South Dakota | $690.36 | $690.36 |
| Alabama | $690.31 | $690.31 |
| Kansas | $689.36 | $689.36 |
| Idaho | $689.19 | $689.19 |
| Arkansas | $681.35 | $681.35 |
| Iowa | $679.71 | $679.71 |
| Nebraska | $679.24 | $679.24 |
| Wisconsin | $678.63 | $678.63 |

## Related codes

- 30000: Drainage of abscess, nasal, internal approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30117: Excision or destruction of intranasal lesion, internal approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30117-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30130: Excision, inferior turbinate, partial or complete — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30130-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30140: Submucous resection, inferior turbinate, partial or complete — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30300: Removal of foreign body, intranasal, office-type instrument — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30300-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30400: Rhinoplasty, primary, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30400-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30420: Rhinoplasty, primary, including major septal repair — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30420-cpt-fee-schedule
- 30520: Septoplasty/submucous resection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/30520-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 32096 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules