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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Idaho 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?

$1,565

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,565 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$302 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$832 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,898Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $245 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $363

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$3,715.35
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
14 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
$123.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 30th of 51

$1,565

$363 physician + $1,202 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.