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Open Groin Placement Of A Heart Balloon Pump

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 33970

Places a balloon pump into the aorta by way of the femoral artery in the groin, reached through a surgical incision rather than a needle puncture. The balloon inflates and deflates in time with the heartbeat, easing the heart's workload and pushing more blood into the arteries feeding the heart muscle. It supports a failing heart for a short period while treatment takes effect.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Groin Placement Of A Heart Balloon Pump cost?

$6,607

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $9,550.

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 $6,607 · 10th to 90th $447 to $11,220
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,607

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
$338.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana 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.

Kentucky· 11th of 49

$6,607

IN $10,715ND $339

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.