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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$759$589 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$676 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $513 to $9,120Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,344professional $759

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
$1,778.28
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,232.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$141.25

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 15th 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.