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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

Maine 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?

$3,715

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,020 to $3,981.

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

Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $4,786
$5Kprofessional $3,715

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,786.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Arkansas. 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.

Maine· 23rd of 51

$3,715

AK $9,333AR $2,818

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.