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Drainage Tube Placed Around the Heart

California rates for HCPCS 33017

Drains fluid built up in the sac around the heart by passing a needle and then a small tube through the chest wall, using ultrasound or X-ray to guide it. The tube is left in so fluid can keep draining over the following hours or days. This is the version for older children and adults who do not have a heart problem present from birth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Tube Placed Around the Heart cost?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $10,965.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $16,982Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $195 to $525
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,762professional $234

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 42.7 times more in Florida than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $7,413 · 7th of 50
FL $10,471HI $245

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.