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Closing a Ductus Arteriosus by Division, Children

Alabama rates for HCPCS 33822

Closes the ductus arteriosus, a short vessel between the two great arteries that should shut on its own soon after birth. The surgeon divides the vessel and sews both cut ends closed, working through an incision in the chest. This version is used for children and teenagers.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closing a Ductus Arteriosus by Division, Children cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 4 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$1,820$1,148 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$3,467 to $19,055

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $23,442Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $1,820

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,218.10
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 8.1 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.

Alabama· 18th of 51

$1,820

CA $9,333WV $1,148

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.