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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

New York 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 July 2026.

How much does Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac cost?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$468 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$2,951 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $851 to $12,303Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,288.25
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,454.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,737.80
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,737.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where New York sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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 York· 6th of 51

$1,318

CA $5,623DE $468

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.