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Surgical Removal Of A Clot From The Lung Arteries

Virginia 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 July 2026.

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

$7,310

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,310 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,236 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,236$2,754 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,951 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $12,589Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $5,623
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,074professional $3,236

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
$2,951.21
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,466.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,248.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeVirginia $7,310 · 34th of 49
IN $36,768MD $3,612

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.