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Electrical Pathway Surgery Using The Bypass Machine

Washington rates for HCPCS 33251

Open-heart surgery that finds and destroys the extra electrical pathway or small patch of tissue in the upper part of the heart that is setting off bursts of very fast heartbeat. The abnormal tissue is mapped and then destroyed so the signal can no longer cross it. In this version the heart-lung bypass machine takes over the circulation while the heart is worked on.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Electrical Pathway Surgery Using The Bypass Machine cost?

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,884$2,042 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,951 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $17,783Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,365
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,677.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,162.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,570.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $2,951 · 16th of 51
CA $8,318WV $1,778

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.