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Vena Cava To Lung Artery Shunt, One Lung

Iowa rates for HCPCS 33766

Creates a direct connection between the superior vena cava — the large vein returning blood from the head and arms — and the artery leading to one lung, so that returning blood flows straight to that lung without first passing through the heart. It is done in children born with heart defects in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to the lungs on its own. The operation is performed through an open chest incision and is usually one step in a staged plan of heart surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vena Cava To Lung Artery Shunt, One Lung 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 $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,514 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,169
$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
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,630.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
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
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,168.69
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 5.9 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 $5,370TX $912

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.