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Open Chest Placement Of Life-Support Cannulas

Arkansas 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 rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,512
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40