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Shunt From Upper Aorta To The Lung Artery

Washington 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$1,660 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,399 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $17,783Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,631
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $2,344

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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,801.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,778.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Washington 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.

Washington $2,399 · 15th 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.