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Surgical Placement Of A Life Support Cannula

Virginia rates for HCPCS 33954

Placing a large tube into a blood vessel in the neck or groin to connect a patient to an external heart-lung support machine, done by cutting down through the skin and opening the vessel under direct vision rather than by needle puncture. The tube carries blood out to the machine, which adds oxygen, and returns it to the body. It is used when the heart or lungs cannot sustain the patient on their own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Placement Of A Life Support Cannula cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $5,370.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $537 to $8,913Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,096
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $490

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
$537.03
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in Florida than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $3,236 · 22nd of 49
FL $8,913ND $457

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.