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Lifting the Aorta to Hold a Floppy Windpipe Open

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33800

Surgery in which the main artery leaving the heart is stitched forward to the back of the breastbone, so that it pulls the front wall of the windpipe open as it moves. It is done for a child whose windpipe collapses during breathing because its walls are too soft, causing noisy breathing and frightening episodes of not being able to breathe.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lifting the Aorta to Hold a Floppy Windpipe Open cost?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $2,692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,230

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
$1,230.27
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.3 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$1,288

CA $10,233WV $1,096

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.