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Drainage Of Fluid From Around The Heart

Iowa rates for HCPCS 33010

A needle is passed through the chest wall into the sac surrounding the heart and the fluid collected there is drawn off. Removing it relieves pressure on the heart so it can fill and pump properly, and the fluid can also be sent for testing. This covers the first such drainage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Fluid From Around The Heart cost?

$229

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $282.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $135 to $16,218Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $224 to $282
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $229

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 955.0 times more in Texas than in South Carolina. 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.

Iowa· 20th of 33

$229

TX $28,840SC $30.20

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.