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Scope Removal of a Heart Sac Growth

Maine rates for HCPCS 32661

Minimally invasive chest surgery in which a camera and slim instruments are passed through small cuts between the ribs to remove a cyst or growth from the sac surrounding the heart. Working through small openings avoids spreading the ribs or dividing the breastbone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Removal of a Heart Sac Growth cost?

$1,122

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,413.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22,387 · 10th to 90th $20,893 to $29,512Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,660
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $22,387professional $1,096

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$29,512.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maine $1,122 · 29th of 51
CA $9,550DE $794

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.