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Shunt From Lower Aorta To The Lung Artery

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33762

Builds a connection between the descending aorta — the main artery running down through the chest — 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 lung blood flow too low. The chest is opened under general anesthesia, and the shunt is generally a step in a staged surgical plan.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,571 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 6 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$4,571$1,950 to $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,622 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,023Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $8,511
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $4,571

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$10,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,079.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$10,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.2 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$4,571

CA $10,233WV $1,413

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.