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Catheter Procedure To Open A Passage In The Heart

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33745

A procedure done through a thin tube threaded into the heart from a blood vessel, in which an opening between heart chambers is created or widened and held open with a small mesh stent. It is used for heart conditions present from birth, to let blood mix or to relieve pressure in a chamber without opening the chest.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Catheter Procedure To Open A Passage In The Heart cost?

$4,074

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $10,471.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $30,200Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,710professional $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$30,199.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 4th of 51

$4,074

CA $10,233KY $1,175

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.