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Exploratory Opening Of The Heart

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 33315

Opens the heart to look inside and deal with what is found, such as a blood clot or a foreign object lodged in one of the chambers. The heart is stopped and a heart-lung machine takes over the circulation while the chamber is opened, inspected, and closed again. It is done through the breastbone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exploratory Opening Of The Heart cost?

$6,918

Typical facility fee. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,467 to $10,233.

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 $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $11,749
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,918

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
$3,162.28
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,302.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Indiana than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Jersey $6,918 · 11th of 49
IN $33,884WY $1,288

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.