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Recovery Of Donor Heart And Lungs For Transplant

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 33930

Covers removing the heart and the lungs together as a single block from an organ donor, then cooling and preserving them for transport to the hospital where a transplant is waiting. Taking the organs as one unit keeps the natural connections between heart and lungs intact. Placing them into the recipient is a separate operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Recovery Of Donor Heart And Lungs For Transplant cost?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,512 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 5 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$2,512$1,905 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,692 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,162
$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $2,512

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $2,512 · 10th of 51
WI $11,482VT $1,862

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.