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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Delaware 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$457 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,549 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,943Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $457 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $490

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
$457.09
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 37th of 51

$661

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.