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Shunt From Upper Aorta To The Lung Artery

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 33755

Builds a connection between the ascending aorta — the section of the main artery just as it leaves the heart — and the artery going to the lungs, so more blood reaches the lungs to pick up oxygen. It is done in children born with heart defects that leave the path to the lungs too restricted. The chest is opened under general anesthesia, and the shunt is generally one step in a staged surgical plan.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shunt From Upper Aorta To The Lung Artery cost?

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $1,820.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,512Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $1,862
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698professional $1,585

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $1,585 · 44th of 51
CA $10,233WV $1,445

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.