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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

New Jersey 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?

$2,438

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,438 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$200$158 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,413 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,079Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $120 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $200

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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$616.60
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,244.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 10th of 51

$2,438

$200 physician + $2,239 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.