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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Hawaii 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?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $692.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $5,754Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $78 to $759
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $562

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 43rd of 51

$603

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.