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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Pennsylvania 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$501$468 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,380 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $589 to $8,318Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $457 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $501

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
$660.69
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 44th of 51

$550

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.