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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 October 2026.

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

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$479 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,288 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $741 to $10,471Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $437 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $550

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
$1,949.84
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$186.21

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$603

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.