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Takedown Of Prior Heart-To-Lung Artery Shunt

Virginia 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$295 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$550 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $324 to $10,000Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $263 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $331

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
$346.74
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,128.61
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$347

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.