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Open Repair Of A Chest And Abdominal Aortic Bulge

Iowa rates for HCPCS 33877

Replaces a widened stretch of the aorta spanning both the chest and the abdomen with a fabric tube graft, working through a long incision along the side of the chest that continues onto the abdomen. Arteries feeding the abdominal organs and the spinal cord are reconnected to the graft as part of the repair. It is one of the largest operations performed on blood vessels.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of A Chest And Abdominal Aortic Bulge cost?

$11,225

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,225 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $7,244 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$7,244$5,129 to $9,120
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,514 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,511Professionalmedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $10,965
$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $7,244

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,772.37
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,964.78
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$11,220.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.7 times more in Alaska than in Washington. 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

Iowa· 8th of 51

$11,225

$7,244 physician + $3,981 facility

AK $26,148WA $3,907

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.