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Exploratory Opening of the Heart

Vermont rates for HCPCS 33310

Open-heart surgery in which the heart is opened so the surgeon can look inside it directly. Anything abnormal found, such as a blood clot sitting in one of the chambers or an object that has lodged there, is removed during the same operation. It is done when scans suggest something inside the heart has to be dealt with.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Exploratory Opening of the Heart cost?

$1,698

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $2,042.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,754
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.5 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.

Vermont· 24th of 51

$1,698

AK $4,677TX $851

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.