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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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th–90th $562$21,8780%10%10th90th$9,772Professionalmedian $562 · 10th–90th $437$1,0230%20%40%10th90th$562$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$32,359.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24