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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Maryland 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?

$324

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $562.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $3,548Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $251 to $447
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,548professional $288

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
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $324 · 48th 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.