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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

South Dakota 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?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$741 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$646 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $631 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,317.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 11th of 51

$1,023

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.