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Bypass Machine Support During Valve Replacement

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 33368

Covers the use of a heart-lung bypass machine to take over circulation and oxygen delivery while a replacement aortic valve is put in through a catheter. It is provided in addition to the valve procedure itself, when the heart cannot be relied on to maintain circulation during the implant. A perfusion team runs the machine and the patient is returned to their own circulation afterward.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bypass Machine Support During Valve Replacement cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $708 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$794 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$479 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $316 to $6,166Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $708professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$871

WI $2,951NY $776

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.