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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Idaho 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$832$661 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$2,291 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $20,893Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,122
$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,754professional $832

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$33,884.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
18 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$912

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.