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Removal Of A Tumor On The Outside Of The Heart

Maryland 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 October 2026.

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

$1,445

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $1,698.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,380Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,818
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$1,445

AK $5,370TX $1,000

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.