Implanting A Pressure Sensor In A Lung Artery

Delaware 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?

$14,843

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,843 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $14,454 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

3% physician fee97% facility fee

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$389	$363 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$14,454	$7,244 to $20,417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,454 · 10th to 90th $676 to $25,704Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $331 to $479

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $398.11 Median $7,244.36 Typical High $16,218.10	Facility	None	$398.11	$7,244.36	$16,218.10
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $363.08 Median $398.11 Typical High $398.11	Professional	None	$363.08	$398.11	$398.11
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $501.19 Median $707.95 Typical High $2,290.87	Facility	None	$501.19	$707.95	$2,290.87
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $302.00 Median $363.08 Typical High $1,023.29	Professional	None	$302.00	$363.08	$1,023.29
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $7,585.78 Median $16,982.44 Typical High $25,703.96	Facility	None	$7,585.78	$16,982.44	$25,703.96
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $331.13 Median $380.19 Typical High $758.58	Professional	None	$331.13	$380.19	$758.58

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 45.0 times more in New Mexico 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 19th of 51

$14,843

$389 physician + $14,454 facility

NM $44,130MT $980

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.