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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Maryland 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?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $631.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $21,878Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $537

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$537

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.