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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Virginia 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 8 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$550$525 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$692 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,023Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,236
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $550

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$631

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.