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Takedown Of Prior Heart-To-Lung Artery Shunt

Maine 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$407$324 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$776 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,202Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $275 to $525
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $407

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 36th of 51

$407

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.