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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

South Carolina 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$525 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,455 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $16,218Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $427 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $646

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
$562.34
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
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
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$741

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.