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Repair Of A Bulge At The Root Of The Aorta

Ohio rates for HCPCS 33720

Open-heart surgery to repair a weakened, ballooning pouch at the root of the aorta, just above the aortic valve. The bulge is closed or patched so that it does not tear into a neighbouring heart chamber.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Bulge At The Root Of The Aorta cost?

$9,029

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,029 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,950$1,698 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$2,951 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,677
$100$1K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $1,950

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
$1,862.09
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$30,199.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 14.4 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

Ohio· 11th of 49

$9,029

$1,950 physician + $7,079 facility

IN $35,622MD $2,480

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.