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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

South Dakota 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?

$8,015

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,015 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,467$2,630 to $5,623
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$2,570 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $6,607Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $6,918
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $4,467

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. 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
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$19,952.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,918.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 28th of 49

$8,015

$4,467 physician + $3,548 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.