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Second Vein Connected to the Lung Artery

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 33768

Connection of a second large vein returning blood from the upper body directly into the lung artery, carried out during a larger heart operation. Some children have two of these veins, one on each side, so both have to be routed to the lungs for the repair to work. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Second Vein Connected to the Lung Artery cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$457 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$562 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,710Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $380 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $891professional $525

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
$562.34
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$537

WI $1,698NY $427

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.