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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

Rhode Island 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?

$3,388

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $3,388.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,244Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $4,074
$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $3,020

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$3,388

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.