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Drainage Tube Into The Sac Around The Heart

California rates for HCPCS 33015

A drainage tube is placed into the sac surrounding the heart through a small opening in the chest and left in position, so fluid can keep draining instead of being removed on one occasion. It is used when fluid around the heart is likely to build up again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Tube Into The Sac Around The Heart cost?

$7,943

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,495 to $10,471.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $15,849Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,162
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $2,399

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where California sits

The same service costs 263.0 times more in California than in Idaho. 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.

California· 1st of 31

$7,943

CA $7,943ID $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.