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Takedown Of Prior Heart-To-Lung Artery Shunt

Indiana rates for HCPCS 33924

Tying off and taking down a shunt, an artificial connection made at an earlier operation between a body artery and a lung artery to boost blood flow to the lungs. It is done during a later heart operation once the shunt is no longer needed, and is billed in addition to that operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Takedown Of Prior Heart-To-Lung Artery Shunt cost?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$316 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$1,230 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $513 to $25,119Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $251 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $389

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$28,840.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. 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.

Indiana· 29th of 51

$447

WI $1,175NY $302

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.