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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Oregon 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?

$850

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $850 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $479 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$372$302 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$479$380 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $324 to $5,129Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $229 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $479professional $372

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
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,585.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
10 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
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 49th of 51

$850

$372 physician + $479 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.