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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

North Carolina 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?

$7,705

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,705 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,631 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,631$2,570 to $5,370
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,570 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $10,000Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,762
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $3,631

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$21,877.62

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 31st of 49

$7,705

$3,631 physician + $4,074 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.