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Removal Of A Tumor On The Outside Of The Heart

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33130

Open chest surgery to cut out a growth attached to the outer surface of the heart or the sac around it. Removing it relieves pressure on the heart and allows the tissue to be examined under a microscope. The growth may be harmless or cancerous, and the findings guide what treatment follows.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tumor On The Outside Of The Heart cost?

$1,698

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $3,715.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,698

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$1,698

CA $8,511WV $1,514

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.