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Open Aortic Valve Repair With Bypass Machine

California rates for HCPCS 33400

Open-heart surgery to repair the aortic valve, the one-way valve blood passes through as it leaves the heart, while a heart-lung machine takes over the circulation. Repairing the valve keeps the patient's own tissue rather than replacing it with an artificial valve.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Aortic Valve Repair With Bypass Machine cost?

$16,982

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,982 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16,218 to $17,783.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17,378 · 10th to 90th $8,128 to $32,359Professionalmedian $16,982 · 10th to 90th $16,982 to $16,982
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $17,378professional $16,982

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$33,884.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$16,982.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where California sits

The same service costs 562.3 times more in Massachusetts than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 4th of 32

$16,982

MA $16,982SC $30.20

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.