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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

New York 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?

$3,493

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,493 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$234 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,479 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,413Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $166 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $331

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
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$562.34
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,511.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$977.24
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
6 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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53

Where New York 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 York· 3rd of 51

$3,493

$331 physician + $3,162 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.