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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 July 2026.

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

$9,772

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,772 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $10,471.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $18,621Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $724
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $9,772professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$151,356.12

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 218.8 times more in New Mexico than in North Dakota. 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· 17th of 50

$9,772

NM $74,131ND $339

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.