CPT 32604
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Thoracoscopy, diagnostic (separate procedure); pericardial sac, with biopsy
Prices here combine facility and professional fees. See them separately →Experimental
Low
$10
Average
$10.1k
Median
$9.3k
High
$665.2k
Showing only prices reported under the case rate methodology. Choose another in the filter below to change the chart. 810 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 6.5× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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Reflects a negotiated flat case rate paid per episode of care, rather than itemized charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery CHRISTIANSBURG, VA | $10.7k | $10.6k | $5.0k | 47% | — | $2.0k – $20.2k |
| 2 | USA Health University Hospital Mobile, AL | $446 | $706 | $611 | 87% | — | $437 – $2.4k |
| 3 | Fairview Health Services Edina, MN | $4.5k | $4.5k | $1.8k | 40% | — | $1.6k – $7.6k |
| 4 | Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, WI | $11.1k | $10.8k | $1.7k | 16% | — | $6.5k – $14.0k |
| 5 | Hca Florida West Hospital PENSACOLA, FL | $17.0k | $19.6k | $12.7k | 65% | — | $2.3k – $40.7k |
| 6 | Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft, ME | $498 | $15.3k | $23.4k | 154% | — | $498 – $56.4k |
| 7 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN | $10.1k | $14.2k | $5.4k | 38% | — | $9.6k – $24.3k |
| 8 | Methodist Hospital Hill Country Fredericksburg, TX | $3.4k | $4.9k | $3.0k | 62% | — | $948 – $10.9k |
| 9 | Hca Healthone Northeast Er THORNTON, CO | $7.5k | $7.8k | $3.4k | 43% | — | $1.2k – $13.2k |
| 10 | Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RI | $3.1k | $3.5k | $1.8k | 52% | — | $1.4k – $6.2k |
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