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Needle Biopsy of the Lining of the Chest

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 32400

Takes a sample of the pleura — the thin membrane lining the chest cavity and covering the lung — with a needle passed through the skin between the ribs, often with imaging to guide it. The sample is sent to a laboratory to find out why the lining is thickened or why fluid keeps collecting, for instance from infection, inflammation, or cancer. No incision is needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy of the Lining of the Chest cost?

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $5,012.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $288 to $8,318
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 36.3 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania· 16th of 50

$2,692

IN $5,754WV $158

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.