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Cleaning Out a Heart Artery During Bypass Surgery

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 33572

During heart bypass surgery, one of the heart's own arteries is opened along its length and the hardened, fatty plaque lining it is stripped out, so blood can flow through it and a graft can be attached. It is done for each artery treated this way and is billed in addition to the bypass operation itself. It is used where the vessel is so heavily diseased that a graft alone would not restore flow.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cleaning Out a Heart Artery During Bypass Surgery cost?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $16,596.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $316 to $22,909
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 151.4 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

South Carolina· 25th of 49

$3,020

IN $33,884ND $224

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.