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Repeat Open Heart Surgery

Vermont rates for HCPCS 33530

Covers the extra work of opening the chest again for bypass or valve surgery more than a month after a previous heart operation. Scar tissue from the earlier surgery binds the heart to the breastbone and must be separated carefully before the operation can begin, which adds substantial time and risk. It is billed in addition to the bypass or valve operation actually performed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repeat Open Heart Surgery cost?

$813

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $955.

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 $832 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,230
$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $832

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
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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· 19th of 51

$813

WI $2,138KY $490

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.