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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Michigan 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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$631$525 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,455 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,079Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $427 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $631

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
$630.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$812.83
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
10 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
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 40th of 51

$631

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.