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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Ohio 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?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $9,120.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $851 to $12,589
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,129

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
$467.74
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$21,877.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $5,129 · 18th 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.