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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 October 2026.

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

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$417 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$2,344 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $12,589Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $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
$1,819.70
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,819.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,511.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,412.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
6 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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74

Where New York 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 York· 51st of 51

$490

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.