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Aortic Valve Replacement Through the Armpit Artery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33363

Replacement of a narrowed aortic heart valve with an artificial valve carried in on a catheter and expanded inside the old one, without opening the heart. In this version the surgeon makes a cut below the collarbone to expose the axillary artery at the shoulder and introduces the delivery system there. That route is chosen when the vessels in the groin are too narrow or too diseased to carry the system.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Aortic Valve Replacement Through the Armpit Artery cost?

$1,660

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $2,344.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $1,660

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Arkansas. 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· 39th of 51

$1,660

AK $5,370AR $1,380

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.