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Shunt From Lower Aorta To The Lung Artery

Colorado 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?

$6,607

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $13,804 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 7 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$1,445$1,445 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,804$7,244 to $20,417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $31,623Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $13,804professional $1,445

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
$1,445.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$33,113.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,511.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$6,607

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.