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Repositioning A Life-Support Cannula

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 33957

Adjusts the position of a large tube that carries blood out to and back from a machine taking over the work of the heart and lungs, so that flow between patient and machine is correct again. A tube that has shifted can restrict flow or draw poorly, and moving it restores effective support. It is done while the patient remains on that support.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repositioning A Life-Support Cannula cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 63 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$204 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$1,905 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $339 to $16,982Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $178 to $617
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $5,248professional $245

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
$245.47
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 47.9 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

CA $10,000WV $209

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.