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Insertion of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

California rates for HCPCS 33967

A procedure to place a balloon pump device into the aorta, the body's main artery, through a small puncture in the skin rather than open surgery. The device is a circulatory assist device that supports the heart's pumping and blood flow.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Insertion of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump cost?

$10,000

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,457 to $13,804.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $18,621Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $204 to $513
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $10,233professional $257

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
$3,715.35
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,584.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$50,118.72

Where California sits

The same service costs 79.4 times more in Oklahoma than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $10,000 · 7th of 49
OK $19,953ND $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.