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Tunnel Repair of a Misplaced Coronary Artery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33505

Open-heart surgery to correct a coronary artery that comes off the wrong vessel, so the heart muscle is supplied with blood that carries too little oxygen. The surgeon builds a tunnel inside the lung artery that channels oxygen-rich blood from the aorta across into the misplaced coronary artery. It is carried out with a heart-lung machine, usually in infancy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tunnel Repair of a Misplaced Coronary Artery cost?

$2,512

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $3,020.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,623
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $2,512

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
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,370.32
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,466.84
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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 31st of 51

$2,512

AK $8,128TX $1,514

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.