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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Texas 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?

$1,905

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $3,715.

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 $1,905 · 10th to 90th $240 to $5,888
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,905

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
$707.95
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,897.79
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 33.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $1,905 · 24th of 50
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.