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Open Chest Placement Of Life-Support Cannulas

Vermont 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.

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