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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Georgia 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 $5,129 · 10th–90th $1,479$9,7720%5%10th90th$5,129Professionalmedian $676 · 10th–90th $468$1,0470%10%10th90th$676$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

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
$851.14
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02