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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Arizona 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$468 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,660 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,128Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $513

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
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$13,489.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
5 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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 20th of 51

$891

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.