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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

South Dakota 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?

$447

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $490.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,467Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $347 to $537
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $447

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
$251.19
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 47th of 50

$447

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.