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Lung Biopsy with Imaging Guidance

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 32408

This procedure removes a small sample of tissue from the lung or the space between the lungs using a needle guided by imaging, such as CT, to reach and sample an abnormal area without open surgery. It is used to diagnose the cause of an abnormality found on imaging, such as a suspicious nodule or mass.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lung Biopsy with Imaging Guidance cost?

$1,096

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $2,138.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $380 to $4,074Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,778
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $891

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
$380.19
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Hawaii than in Montana. 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.

Washington, DC· 6th of 51

$1,096

HI $2,818MT $257

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.