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Catheter Procedure To Open A Passage In The Heart

Maine 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?

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $1,660.

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 $43,652 · 10th to 90th $40,738 to $57,544Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $43,652professional $1,413

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40,738.03
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$57,543.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,819.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 39th of 51

$1,479

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.