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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Ohio 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?

$1,341

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,341 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$195 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$708 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,248Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $166 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $219

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$35.48

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 35th of 51

$1,341

$219 physician + $1,122 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.