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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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$468$437 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,388 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $11,749Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,495professional $468

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
$6,606.93
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$39,810.72
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 38th 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.