Closing The Heart's Left Pouch During Chest Surgery

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 33268

Closing off the small pouch on the upper left chamber of the heart where blood can pool and form clots, done through the chest opening already made for another heart or chest operation. The pouch may be cut away, stapled, tied, oversewn or clipped. It is charged in addition to the main operation being performed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closing The Heart's Left Pouch During Chest Surgery cost?

$7,449

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,449 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

3% physician fee97% facility fee

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 48 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$204	$141 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$7,244	$2,512 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $214 to $28,840Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $117 to $407

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $154.88 Median $3,981.07 Typical High $12,589.25	Facility	Global	$154.88	$3,981.07	$12,589.25
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,786.30 Median $12,882.50 Typical High $54,954.09	Facility	Global	$4,786.30	$12,882.50	$54,954.09
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $208.93 Median $389.05 Typical High $1,148.15	Facility	Global	$208.93	$389.05	$1,148.15
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $20.89 Median $20.89 Typical High $20.89	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$20.89	$20.89	$20.89
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $691.83 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$691.83	$3,090.30	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 47.3 times more in Colorado than in Oregon. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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CO $23,789OR $503

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.