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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Florida 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 July 2026.

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

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $7,413.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,965
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,786

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 33.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Florida $4,786 · 4th of 50
IN $6,761ND $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.