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Needle Removal Of A Life Support Cannula

Iowa 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blood to and from an external heart-lung support machine, where the tube sits in a vessel in the neck or groin and is withdrawn through the skin puncture it was placed through.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 July 2026.

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

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $6,761.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,943Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $224 to $891
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $501

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
$346.74
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$6,606.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 43.7 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 20th of 49

$3,388

CA $10,000ND $229

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.