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Division Of A Vessel Ring Around The Airway

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 33802

Open chest surgery that divides an abnormally placed blood vessel forming a ring around the windpipe and food pipe and squeezing them. Cutting the ring releases the pressure so breathing and swallowing become normal. It is usually done in infants and young children with noisy breathing or difficulty feeding.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Division Of A Vessel Ring Around The Airway cost?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,122 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$562 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,413Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $912 to $3,236
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.1 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.

West Virginia· 31st of 51

$1,514

AK $4,365TX $851

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.