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Chest Telescope With Biopsy Of Heart Sac

Wyoming 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $10,965 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,148$851 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,965$6,607 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $10,965professional $1,148

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
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 6th of 51

$1,259

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.