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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Tennessee 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$513 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,818 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $10,000Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,890
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $676

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
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
5 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
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 3rd of 51

$1,862

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.