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Unlisted Heart Surgery Procedure

California rates for HCPCS 33999

Covers an operation on the heart that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used for rare repairs and for newer techniques on the heart and the structures immediately around it. The surgeon submits a written description of exactly what was done so that it can be reviewed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Heart Surgery Procedure cost?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25,704 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25,704$6,761 to $26,303
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$676 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $380 to $151,356Professionalmedian $25,704 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $26,303
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $2,188professional $25,704

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
$4,466.84
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$20,892.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$151,356.12
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where California sits

The same service costs 51.3 times more in Washington, DC than in Montana. 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.

California· 8th of 51

$2,291

DC $4,074MT $79.43

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.