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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Iowa 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,023$724 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,259 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $851 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,479
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $1,023

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
$676.08
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$10,715.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$1,047

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.