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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Missouri 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?

$1,903

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,903 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$389$234 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$891 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $550 to $4,898Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $389

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
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
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 17th of 51

$1,903

$389 physician + $1,514 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.