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Open Aortic Valve Repair, Straightforward

California rates for HCPCS 33390

Repairs the aortic valve, the outlet valve of the heart's main pumping chamber, during open-heart surgery with a machine taking over the work of the heart and lungs. This is the more limited kind of repair — separating fused valve flaps, or clearing away calcium and thickened tissue — rather than reshaping or rebuilding the flaps themselves.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Aortic Valve Repair, Straightforward cost?

$15,488

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,488 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11,749 to $20,893.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $5,370 to $28,840Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,786
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $15,488professional $1,950

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
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$11,748.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California 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.

California $15,488 · 3rd 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.