Cost analysis for CPT 33340 — Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist
Average Medicare Payment
$555.26
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$27.1M
Services (2023)
48.9K
Price Change (2017–2023)
-4.2%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $579.82 | $3.5M | 6.1K | — |
| 2018 | $556.48 | $6.0M | 10.9K | -4.0% |
| 2019 | $564.21 | $9.2M | 16.5K | +1.4% |
| 2020 | $573.38 | $9.0M | 15.8K | +1.6% |
| 2021 | $567.78 | $16.4M | 29.1K | -1.0% |
| 2022 | $569.91 | $22.0M | 39.0K | +0.4% |
| 2023 | $555.26 | $27.1M | 48.9K | -2.6% |
The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. FL averages $620.04 vs NE at $458.97.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | $620.04 | $2.7M | 4.3K | 135 |
| NY | $618.97 | $1.2M | 2.0K | 68 |
| NM | $616.15 | $154.7K | 251 | 6 |
| CO | $595.14 | $636.2K | 1.1K | 26 |
| LA | $594.51 | $304.4K | 512 | 22 |
| GA | $592.77 | $796.1K | 1.3K | 42 |
| OH | $587.99 | $966.7K | 1.6K | 59 |
| AZ | $587.51 | $977.0K | 1.7K | 54 |
| MT | $586.65 | $156.0K | 266 | 8 |
| MA | $584.24 | $539.3K | 923 | 29 |
| UT | $579.32 | $236.4K | 408 | 13 |
| OR | $578.75 | $247.7K | 428 | 15 |
| VA | $573.06 | $701.4K | 1.2K | 42 |
| NC | $568.83 | $583.1K | 1.0K | 40 |
| DE | $563.53 | $111.0K | 197 | 6 |
| MI | $561.78 | $651.7K | 1.2K | 47 |
| MS | $560.29 | $303.7K | 542 | 16 |
| TX | $559.14 | $2.2M | 4.0K | 134 |
| ND | $557.98 | $125.5K | 225 | 6 |
| MO | $557.87 | $523.3K | 938 | 33 |
| OK | $556.11 | $523.3K | 941 | 21 |
| CA | $555.16 | $2.2M | 4.0K | 128 |
| KY | $553.71 | $346.1K | 625 | 25 |
| NJ | $552.04 | $612.8K | 1.1K | 38 |
| MN | $549.50 | $480.3K | 874 | 32 |
| KS | $547.45 | $546.4K | 998 | 21 |
| SC | $547.06 | $861.1K | 1.6K | 34 |
| NV | $539.28 | $85.2K | 158 | 9 |
| AR | $538.24 | $343.4K | 638 | 19 |
| MD | $537.78 | $258.7K | 481 | 17 |
| WA | $520.36 | $770.7K | 1.5K | 34 |
| AL | $519.83 | $446.0K | 858 | 29 |
| WI | $516.09 | $438.7K | 850 | 31 |
| IL | $511.65 | $851.9K | 1.7K | 63 |
| PA | $507.20 | $744.1K | 1.5K | 63 |
| WV | $504.93 | $119.2K | 236 | 8 |
| IA | $504.77 | $226.6K | 449 | 12 |
| NH | $503.91 | $130.0K | 258 | 8 |
| TN | $498.23 | $799.7K | 1.6K | 40 |
| CT | $492.77 | $147.8K | 300 | 15 |
| ID | $473.31 | $189.8K | 401 | 11 |
| SD | $469.68 | $129.2K | 275 | 8 |
| IN | $461.77 | $1.0M | 2.2K | 54 |
| NE | $458.97 | $469.1K | 1.0K | 18 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Eckart | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | FL | $145.2K | 235 | $618.05 |
| Devi Nair | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | AR | $101.5K | 188 | $539.86 |
| Coty Jewell | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | OK | $98.8K | 170 | $581.25 |
| Noah Thormeier | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | MI | $93.7K | 156 | $600.71 |
| Russell Heath | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | CO | $88.0K | 147 | $598.54 |
| Douglas Gibson | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | CA | $86.5K | 150 | $576.70 |
| Christopher Ellis | Cardiology | TN | $85.1K | 162 | $525.55 |
| Moussa Mansour | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | MA | $77.7K | 124 | $626.44 |
| Chandrashekar Kumbar | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | IN | $77.2K | 137 | $563.52 |
| Steven Filby | Cardiology | NC | $77.0K | 126 | $611.40 |
| Brett Gidney | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | CA | $76.8K | 131 | $586.13 |
| David Newton | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | GA | $76.3K | 130 | $586.99 |
| Larry Chinitz | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NY | $75.8K | 111 | $683.08 |
| Mohit Jain | Interventional Cardiology | WA | $75.4K | 129 | $584.64 |
| Joseph Levine | Cardiology | NY | $73.1K | 94 | $777.45 |
| Rick Henderson | Cardiology | SC | $68.7K | 155 | $443.43 |
| Leon Feldman | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | CA | $67.7K | 106 | $638.39 |
| Sandeep Goyal | Cardiology | GA | $67.4K | 110 | $613.09 |
| Bradley Mikaelian | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | CO | $67.4K | 111 | $606.97 |
| Ashish Sadhu | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | AZ | $62.7K | 106 | $591.53 |
Based on the data, CPT 33340 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 4.2% since 2017. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.