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Scope Exam Of The Space Between The Lungs

California rates for HCPCS 39400

An examination of the mediastinum, the space in the middle of the chest between the lungs that holds the windpipe, major vessels, and lymph nodes. A lighted scope is passed through a small cut at the base of the neck so the surgeon can look directly at these structures, and small tissue samples may be taken at the same time. It is done under general anesthesia, usually as a same-day procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Exam Of The Space Between The Lungs cost?

$7,943

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,365$4,365 to $4,365
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,248 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $15,849Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $4,365
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $4,365

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where California sits

The same service costs 39.8 times more in California than in Illinois. 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.

California· 1st of 32

$7,943

CA $7,943IL $200

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.