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Removing A Heart-Lung Support Tube Surgically

New York rates for HCPCS 33969

Takes out a tube that was placed for external heart-lung support once the machine is no longer needed. The blood vessel is exposed through an incision so the tube can be withdrawn and the vessel repaired under direct view. This version covers infants and young children.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing A Heart-Lung Support Tube Surgically cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$295 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,570 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $427 to $9,333Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $251 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $363

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
$331.13
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$794.33
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,258.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$977.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54

Where New York sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

New York· 6th of 51

$794

CA $6,918WV $309

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.