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Non-Surgical Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump

Delaware rates for HCPCS 33968

Takes out a balloon pump that was placed in the main artery of the chest to help a failing heart, by withdrawing it back through the puncture site in the groin. No incision is made, and firm pressure is held over the site until the artery seals itself. It is done once the heart no longer needs the extra support.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Non-Surgical Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump cost?

$7,625

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,625 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $38.90 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$38.90$34.67 to $42.66
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$794 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $794 to $15,488Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $34 to $89
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $39

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
$38.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$79.43

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 160.4 times more in Maine than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 21st of 51

$7,625

$38.90 physician + $7,586 facility

ME $16,644MT $104

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.