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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 July 2026.

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

$380

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $501.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $204 to $912Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $288 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $372

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
$489.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 43rd of 50

$380

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.