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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Nevada 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?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $3,890.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,888Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $5 to $331
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $209

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
$208.93
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 33.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nevada $2,089 · 23rd of 50
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.