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Surgical Removal Of A Clot From The Lung Arteries

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 33910

Opens the chest to reach the arteries carrying blood from the heart into the lungs and physically removes a large blood clot blocking them. It is an emergency operation for a clot big enough to obstruct blood flow to the lungs and put the heart under life-threatening strain. It is done under general anesthesia and is followed by intensive care and treatment to prevent further clots.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Clot From The Lung Arteries cost?

$6,592

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,592 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,495 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,495$4,074 to $7,586
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$794 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $776 to $11,749Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $9,772
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,096professional $5,495

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 7.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 17th of 51

$6,592

$5,495 physician + $1,096 facility

AK $22,256WA $3,188

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.