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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

New Mexico 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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$692$537 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$1,202 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $603 to $10,233Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $398 to $933
$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 35th of 51

$708

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.