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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Connecticut 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?

$3,920

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,920 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$372$309 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,950 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $851 to $6,607Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $219 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $372

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
5 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
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$3,920

$372 physician + $3,548 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.