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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th–90th $550$7,7620%10%10th90th$4,169Professionalmedian $550 · 10th–90th $513$9550%50%10th90th$550$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27