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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

South 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?

$9,777

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,777 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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$3,467$2,570 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$3,548 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $22,909Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $5,370
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $3,467

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
$3,548.13
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,165.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where South 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

South Carolina· 17th of 49

$9,777

$3,467 physician + $6,310 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.