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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Alaska rates for HCPCS 32604

A thin telescope with a camera is passed through a small incision between the ribs so the surgeon can look inside the chest, and a piece of the sac surrounding the heart is taken for testing. The sample is examined in a laboratory to find the cause of fluid build-up, inflammation, or suspected cancer. It avoids the larger incision needed for open chest surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac cost?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$1,259 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,754 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $19,498Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,818
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $1,905

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
$2,238.72
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$40,738.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,918.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$40,738.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,905

AK $1,905NY $490

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.