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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Kentucky 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?

$1,682

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,682 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$269$224 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$676 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $302 to $3,981Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $182 to $398
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $269

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
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
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
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 26th of 51

$1,682

$269 physician + $1,413 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.