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Shunt From Upper Aorta To The Lung Artery

Maine 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?

$1,862

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $2,042.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,455
$2Kprofessional $1,862

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Maine· 31st of 51

$1,862

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.