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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Tennessee 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?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $6,457.

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 $3,981 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,913
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,981

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
$707.95
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $3,981 · 27th 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.