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Starting Vein-To-Vein ECMO Life Support

New York 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?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $6,310.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $457 to $9,333
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,266

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54

Where New York 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.

New York $4,266 · 13th 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.