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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Georgia rates for HCPCS 32609

Passes a camera through a small incision between the ribs to look inside the chest and take a tissue sample for testing. The lung on that side is partly deflated during the procedure so the surgeon can see. A drainage tube is often left in place afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy cost?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,884 to $7,586.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $9,772Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,622
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,370professional $295

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 72.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $5,370 · 17th of 50
IN $18,197WV $251

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.