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Fontan Operation for a Single Pumping Chamber

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33617

Open-heart surgery for a child whose heart has only one effective pumping chamber, in which blood returning from the body is routed directly into the arteries of the lungs rather than passing through the heart. The single working chamber is then left to pump oxygen-rich blood out to the body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fontan Operation for a Single Pumping Chamber cost?

$2,692

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 to $6,026.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $9,550Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $4,786
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $2,692

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,244.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in Mississippi. 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· 35th of 51

$2,692

CA $12,882MS $2,399

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.