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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Montana 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$741$490 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$759 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,079Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $79 to $832
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $776professional $741

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 29th of 51

$741

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.