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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Oregon 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$891$692 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$832 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $646 to $12,303Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,380
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $933professional $891

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
$5,128.61
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$17,378.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$40,738.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
10 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
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 14th of 51

$933

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.