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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample in the Esophagus

Wyoming 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?

$2,658

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,658 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$617$513 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,622 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,239Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $288 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $617

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$933.25

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 9th of 51

$2,658

$617 physician + $2,042 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.