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Ascending Aorta Graft For Aortic Tear

Maryland rates for HCPCS 33858

Emergency open-heart replacement of the first segment of the main artery leaving the heart with a fabric tube, performed on the heart-lung machine, with the aortic valve resuspended and kept in place. It is done when the inner lining of the aorta has torn and blood is tracking into the wall of the vessel. This is a life-threatening condition treated as an emergency.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ascending Aorta Graft For Aortic Tear cost?

$3,548

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $4,169.

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 $562 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,380Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $6,918
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $562professional $3,890

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,120.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Arkansas. 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.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$3,548

AK $13,490AR $1,862

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.