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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

Idaho 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?

$9,172

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,172 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,802 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,802$3,236 to $4,898
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$3,715 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $14,125Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $7,762
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $3,802

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,897.79
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,248.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,495.41
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,754.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 18th of 49

$9,172

$3,802 physician + $5,370 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.