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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

New Mexico 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 July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus cost?

$468

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $2,344.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,365
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 33.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

New Mexico· 39th of 50

$468

IN $6,761ND $200

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.