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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

New York 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?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $8,913.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $468 to $12,303
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,495

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
$363.08
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03

Where New York 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.

New York $5,495 · 16th 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.