Surgery To Open A Narrowed Pulmonary Valve

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 33471

An operation to widen the valve between the heart's right pumping chamber and the artery carrying blood to the lungs, when that valve is too tight for blood to pass through properly. The fused valve leaflets are cut apart so the valve opens fully again. The narrowing being treated is usually one the person was born with.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgery To Open A Narrowed Pulmonary Valve cost?

$9,120

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $10,715 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 28 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$2,818	$1,738 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$10,715	$6,918 to $15,849

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $26,303Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $8,318

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. 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
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5,370.32 Median $11,748.98 Typical High $28,840.32	Facility	Global	$5,370.32	$11,748.98	$28,840.32
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,995.26 Median $3,801.89 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,995.26	$3,801.89	$12,022.64
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2,511.89 Median $3,548.13 Typical High $5,128.61	Professional	Global	$2,511.89	$3,548.13	$5,128.61
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $691.83 Median $2,187.76 Typical High $7,244.36	Facility	Global	$691.83	$2,187.76	$7,244.36
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,230.27 Median $2,238.72 Typical High $21,877.62	Professional	Global	$1,230.27	$2,238.72	$21,877.62

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Indiana than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

IN $35,481TX $955

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.