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Opening A Narrowed Mitral Valve

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33420

Heart surgery that opens up a narrowed mitral valve, the valve between the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart. The stiff, fused edges of the valve are separated so blood can pass through freely again, relieving breathlessness and fatigue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening A Narrowed Mitral Valve cost?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,248 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,248$2,239 to $7,943
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,820 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $12,023Professionalmedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $9,772
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $5,248

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,220.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,128.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,220.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$5,248

CA $8,511WV $1,585

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.