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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Nebraska 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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$1,023$851 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$2,455 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $1,023

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
$4,365.16
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$13,489.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$13,182.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$1,318

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.