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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Indiana 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$501 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,120$2,951 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $25,704Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $447 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,120professional $646

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
$446.68
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$28,840.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
5 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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 32nd of 51

$708

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.