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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

South Carolina 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?

$9,772

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,772 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,898 to $15,488.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $302 to $21,878
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,772

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
$302.00
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$14,791.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 72.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 7th of 50

$9,772

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.