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Starting Vein-To-Vein ECMO Life Support

Nevada rates for HCPCS 33946

Covers the physician work of setting up and starting an external machine that draws blood from a vein, adds oxygen and removes carbon dioxide, then returns the blood to a vein. This form supports failing lungs while the patient's own heart continues to do the pumping. It covers getting the support running, not the day-to-day management afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Starting Vein-To-Vein ECMO Life Support cost?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $5,012.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,244Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $7 to $479
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $355

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
$346.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nevada $3,890 · 16th of 49
CA $10,000ND $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.