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Removal Of A Tumor On The Outside Of The Heart

Minnesota 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,884$2,344 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,166Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $5,248
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $2,884

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,623.41
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,623.41
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$2,818

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.