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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Rhode Island 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?

$1,769

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,769 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$263 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$891 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,898Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $204 to $355
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $324

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$1,769

$324 physician + $1,445 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.