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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Connecticut 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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$759$603 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$3,890 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $15,849Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $759

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
$3,162.28
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 21st of 51

$832

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.