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Removal Of The Sac Around The Heart Using Bypass

California rates for HCPCS 33031

Removes most or all of the pericardium, the fibrous sac around the heart, when it has thickened and stiffened and is stopping the heart from filling, with the patient supported on a heart-lung machine throughout. Having the machine take over the circulation lets the surgeon peel away tissue that is stuck tightly to the heart. Releasing the constriction lets the heart fill normally again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Sac Around The Heart Using Bypass cost?

$11,749

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,749 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,128 to $16,218.

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 $12,023 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $21,380Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,365
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $12,023professional $2,570

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
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$22,387.21
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,677.35
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$15,135.61
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Indiana than in Wyoming. 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· 4th of 49

$11,749

IN $22,909WY $1,288

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.