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Exploratory Opening Of The Heart

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Exploratory Opening Of The Heart cost?

$2,570

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $3,162.

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 $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $4,467
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $2,630

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
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.0 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· 21st of 51

$2,570

AK $7,586TX $1,259

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.