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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

South Carolina 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?

$1,146

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,146 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$275$204 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$776 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,266Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $174 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $871professional $275

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
$234.42
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
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
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$1,146

$275 physician + $871 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.