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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Illinois 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.

How much does Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$617$501 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,230 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,772Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $617

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Illinois· 18th of 51

$912

CA $5,623DE $468

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.