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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Indiana 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?

$18,197

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,197 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,318 to $26,303.

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 $18,197 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $30,200
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $18,197

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
$275.42
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$31,622.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $18,197 · 1st 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.