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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Nevada 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?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $5,370.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $269 to $10,233Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $4 to $398
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $282

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
$269.15
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $2,570 · 36th 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.