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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 July 2026.

How much does Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac cost?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$832$501 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$708 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,467Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,259professional $832

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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· 24th of 51

$832

CA $5,623DE $468

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.