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Open-Heart Division Of The Lung Artery

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 33922

Heart surgery in which the main artery carrying blood from the heart to the lungs is divided, with a heart-lung machine taking over the circulation during the operation. It is a step in correcting certain heart defects present from birth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open-Heart Division Of The Lung Artery cost?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 6 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$1,778$1,413 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,660 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,266
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $1,778

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $1,862 · 32nd of 51
CA $8,511WV $1,549

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.