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Needle Removal Of A Life Support Cannula

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33966

Taking out a large tube that has been carrying blood to and from an external heart-lung support machine, where the tube sits in a vessel in the neck or groin and is withdrawn through the skin puncture it was placed through. Pressure or a closure device is used to seal the vessel afterwards. No surgical opening of the vessel is required.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle Removal Of A Life Support Cannula cost?

$288

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $646.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,310Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $229 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$724.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$288

WI $1,023NY $251

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.