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Open-Heart Closure Of One Hole Between The Ventricles

New York rates for HCPCS 33681

Open-heart surgery that closes a single hole in the muscular wall between the heart's two lower pumping chambers. The surgeon may stitch the hole directly or cover it with a patch, depending on its size and position. It is done for a defect that is usually present from birth.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open-Heart Closure Of One Hole Between The Ventricles cost?

$7,357

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,357 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,585 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$1,950 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $1,862

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,456.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,585.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
14 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where New York sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Alabama than in Washington. 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

New York· 9th of 51

$7,357

$1,862 physician + $5,495 facility

AL $20,238WA $2,549

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.