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Removal Of A Tumor On The Outside Of The Heart

South Carolina 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$1,380$209 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$603 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,344
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $1,380

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
$1,862.09
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
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
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$1,380

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.