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Shunt From Upper Aorta To The Lung Artery

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,884$2,089 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,514 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,074
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,548.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.0 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$2,884

AK $5,248TX $1,047

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.