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Replacement Of The Aorta At Its Root And First Section

Maryland rates for HCPCS 33863

Replaces the first stretch of the aorta as it leaves the heart, including the root where the heart's own arteries branch off, using a fabric tube that carries a built-in replacement valve, with the patient supported on a heart-lung machine. Because the valve comes as part of the tube, the aortic valve is replaced during the same operation, and the coronary arteries are detached from the old vessel and sewn into the new one. It is done for an aneurysm or a tear in this part of the aorta.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement Of The Aorta At Its Root And First Section cost?

$3,236

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $3,802.

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 $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $6,761
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $562professional $3,631

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
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,570.88
6 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
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 6.2 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· 41st of 51

$3,236

AK $12,303AR $1,995

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.