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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Illinois 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?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $5,129.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $490 to $9,772Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,288
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $437

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
$489.78
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,471.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $1,862 · 38th 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.