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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

New Mexico 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?

$7,783

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,783 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,802 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$3,802$2,512 to $4,677
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$3,020 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $10,000Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $13,183
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $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
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 30th of 49

$7,783

$3,802 physician + $3,981 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.