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Non-Surgical Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump

Tennessee 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 July 2026.

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

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $4,898.

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 $2,399 · 10th to 90th $468 to $15,136
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,399

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
$467.74
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$34,673.69

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 501.2 times more in Wyoming than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $2,399 · 30th of 50
WY $16,982ND $33.88

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.