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
PR THORACOSCOPY DX PERICARDIAL SAC W/BIOPSY SPX
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $791 is 92% below the median hospital's median price ($9.9k), higher than 12% of the 1,509 hospitals reporting CPT 32604. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 28 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $439 | $439 | — | — | — | $439 – $439 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $439 | $439 | — | — | — | $439 – $439 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $439 | $439 | — | — | — | $439 – $439 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $439 | $439 | — | — | — | $439 – $439 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $545 | $545 | — | — | — | $545 – $545 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $571 | $628 | $90 | 14% | — | $571 – $770 |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $694 | $694 | — | — | — | $694 – $694 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $703 | $703 | — | — | — | $703 – $703 |
| 9 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $712 | $712 | — | — | — | $712 – $712 |
| 10 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $712 | $712 | — | — | — | $712 – $712 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $744 | $744 | — | — | — | $744 – $744 |
| 12 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $770 | $770 | — | — | — | $770 – $770 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $777 | $777 | — | — | — | $777 – $777 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $935 | $935 | — | — | — | $935 – $935 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $935 | $935 | — | — | — | $935 – $935 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $961 | $961 | — | — | — | $961 – $961 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $5.9k | $5.9k | $5.4k | 93% | — | $439 – $11.3k |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.3k | $11.3k | — | — | — | $11.3k – $11.3k |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.3k | $11.3k | — | — | — | $11.3k – $11.3k |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 22 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | $57 | 0% | — | $11.6k – $11.7k |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.7k | $11.7k | — | — | — | $11.7k – $11.7k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.5k | $13.5k | — | — | — | $13.5k – $13.5k |
| 25 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $24.7k | $24.7k | $3.0k | 12% | — | $21.7k – $27.7k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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