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Surgery To Open A Narrowed Pulmonary Valve

Iowa 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?

$2,884

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 to $3,548.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $55 to $5,495Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $3,548
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $2,818

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$13,489.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Iowa sits

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.

Iowa $2,884 · 23rd of 46
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.