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Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Chest Camera Procedure With Tissue Biopsy cost?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $437.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $468 to $6,761Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $316 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Tennessee than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 27th of 51

$417

TN $1,585KY $257

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.