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Open Groin Placement Of A Heart Balloon Pump

Minnesota 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?

$1,148

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $2,455.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148

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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 40th of 49

$1,148

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.