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Laser Channels In The Heart Muscle

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33140

Uses a laser to make many tiny channels in the wall of the heart's main pumping chamber, with the aim of improving blood supply to muscle that is starved of it. It is offered for severe chest pain from coronary disease that cannot be relieved by bypass surgery or stents. The heart is reached through an incision in the chest.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laser Channels In The Heart Muscle cost?

$1,905

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $2,399.

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 $1,905 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $1,905

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,073.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.6 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$1,905

AK $6,166TX $1,096

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.