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Removal Of A Tumor On The Outside Of The Heart

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,622$1,445 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$479 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,455
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $794professional $1,622

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
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,019.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,818.38
10 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
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,230.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$1,514

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.