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Surgery To Open A Narrowed Pulmonary Valve

Virginia 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?

$13,490

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,020 to $14,791.

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 $13,804 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $15,849Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,020
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $13,804professional $2,344

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $13,490 · 5th 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.