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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

New Hampshire 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?

$14,670

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,670 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,898 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,772 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,898$2,951 to $6,166
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,772$9,550 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $11,749Professionalmedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $8,128
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,772professional $4,898

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
$100.00
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 5th of 49

$14,670

$4,898 physician + $9,772 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.