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Takedown Of Prior Heart-To-Lung Artery Shunt

North Dakota 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$457 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$275 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,344Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $302 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $537

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 14th of 51

$537

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.