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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

Ohio 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?

$11,408

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,408 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,090 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,318 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$3,090$2,754 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,318$4,169 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $13,490Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $7,943
$100$1K$10Kfacility $8,318professional $3,090

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
$3,019.95
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$30,199.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 10th of 49

$11,408

$3,090 physician + $8,318 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.