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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43232

A flexible scope with an ultrasound probe at its tip is passed through the mouth into the esophagus, giving a detailed picture of the wall of the food pipe and the structures just beyond it. Watching the ultrasound image, a thin needle is passed through the scope to take a sample from a lump, thickened area, or lymph node. The sample is sent for examination under a microscope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus cost?

$2,799

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,799 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$331 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,738 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $7,244Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $661

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$7,244.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 8th of 51

$2,799

$661 physician + $2,138 facility

CO $4,179MT $618

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.