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Removal of Tissue Blocking Flow Below a Heart Valve

Maryland rates for HCPCS 33415

Open-heart surgery that cuts away a ridge or shelf of tissue sitting just below the aortic valve and obstructing blood as it leaves the heart. Clearing the obstruction lets the main pumping chamber empty normally and relieves the strain on it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Tissue Blocking Flow Below a Heart Valve cost?

$2,399

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $2,951.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $661Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $6,918
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $661professional $2,399

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $2,399 · 42nd of 51
CA $12,589MS $2,239

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.