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Vena Cava To Lung Artery Shunt, One Lung

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Vena Cava To Lung Artery Shunt, One Lung cost?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 5 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$1,862$1,549 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,202 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,399
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $2,512professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 6.9 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.

Louisiana $1,995 · 28th of 51
CA $10,233WV $1,479

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.