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Needle Biopsy Of The Lung Or Mid-Chest

California rates for HCPCS 32405

A tissue sample is taken from the lung, or from the space between the lungs in the middle of the chest, by passing a needle through the skin and chest wall. No incision is made, and the sample is sent to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope to explain an abnormal area seen on a scan.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Lung Or Mid-Chest cost?

$4,467

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $5,754.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,042
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $1,862

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,041.74
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 645.7 times more in Texas than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 4th of 38

$4,467

TX $19,498SC $30.20

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.