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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Virginia 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?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $7,943.

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 $3,631 · 10th to 90th $288 to $11,482Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $229 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $288

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
$436.52
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$12,302.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 50

$3,631

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.