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Surgical Removal Of A Clot From The Lung Arteries

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 33915

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?

$4,183

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,183 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$1,995$1,349 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$2,089 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $6,918
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,188professional $1,995

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 15.5 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 feeNew Mexico $4,183 · 42nd of 49
IN $35,433MD $2,283

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.