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Open Chest Placement Of Life-Support Cannulas

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33956

Places the large tubes that connect a patient to an external heart-lung support machine, inserting them directly into the heart or the great vessels through an opened chest. The machine then pumps the blood and adds oxygen to it while the heart or lungs recover. This version is used in older children and adults rather than in infants and very young children.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Chest Placement Of Life-Support Cannulas cost?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $6,457.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $977 to $12,023
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $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
$2,511.89
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,456.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Nebraska than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $2,512 · 29th of 49
NE $8,511ND $813

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.