go back

Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Louisiana 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$525 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$2,188 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,715Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $457 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $661

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
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
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
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$933

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.