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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

Iowa rates for HCPCS 33542

Open-heart surgery that cuts away a weakened, bulging section of the heart's muscular wall, usually scar left behind by a previous heart attack. Removing the bulge and reclosing the wall lets the remaining muscle pump more effectively.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle cost?

$10,099

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,099 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,074 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,074$3,162 to $6,918
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$4,266 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $7,943Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $14,454
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,026professional $4,074

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
$3,890.45
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,918.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 15th of 49

$10,099

$4,074 physician + $6,026 facility

IN $36,768MD $3,681

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.