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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Ohio 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 8 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$617$479 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,236 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $12,589Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,169
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $617

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
$870.96
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$21,877.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 21st of 51

$891

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.