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Cleaning Out a Heart Artery During Bypass Surgery

Virginia 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $7,079.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $263 to $11,749Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $200 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $295

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
$263.03
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 23rd of 49

$3,236

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.