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Open-Heart Division Of The Lung Artery

South 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$1,905$1,349 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,905 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,236
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,365professional $1,905

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
$1,905.46
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where South 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.

South Carolina $1,905 · 31st 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.