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Implanting A Pressure Sensor In A Lung Artery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33289

A small wireless sensor is placed inside an artery in the lung by threading a catheter through a vein, usually from the groin, up through the heart. Once in place the sensor measures the pressure in that artery and sends readings to an external unit, so a care team can follow rising pressures from a distance. It is used in heart failure to catch fluid build-up before it causes a hospital admission.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implanting A Pressure Sensor In A Lung Artery cost?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $6,310.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $64,565Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $302 to $6,310
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $10,471professional $407

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
$407.38
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$117,489.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 30.9 times more in Louisiana than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$479

LA $11,220KY $363

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.