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Unlisted Heart Surgery Procedure

New York 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?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,413 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$7,413$398 to $11,482
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,096 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,413Professionalmedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $65 to $107,152
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $2,291professional $7,413

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$107,151.93
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
74 · Stopped after anesthesia
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where New York 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.

New York· 7th of 51

$2,344

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.