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Lung Biopsy with Imaging Guidance

Idaho 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?

$3,982

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,982 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$229 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,175 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $339 to $5,248Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $166 to $2,138
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,090professional $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
$457.09
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIdaho $3,982 · 12th of 51
CO $5,643MD $1,278

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.