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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,026 to $11,482.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $14,454Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $550 to $776
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $575

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $7,943 · 9th 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.