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Removing a Bulging Area of Heart Muscle

Utah 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?

$7,962

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,962 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,981 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,981$3,388 to $5,623
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$3,388 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $6,026Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $7,762
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $3,981

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
$3,162.28
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,025.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Utah 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

Utah· 29th of 49

$7,962

$3,981 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.