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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Nevada 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 Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$525$468 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$2,291 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,413Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $417 to $871
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $525

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
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$645.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 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.