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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Illinois 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?

$1,949

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,949 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$251$214 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,096 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,169Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $195 to $389
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $251

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
$251.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
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
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 16th of 51

$1,949

$251 physician + $1,698 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.