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Needle Biopsy Of The Lung Or Mid-Chest

Iowa 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?

$759

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $1,122.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $170 to $12,023Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $251professional $759

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$512.86

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 24th of 38

$759

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.