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Open Groin Placement Of A Heart Balloon Pump

Texas 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?

$1,995

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $4,169.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $372 to $7,586
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995

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
$794.33
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,862.09
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 31st of 49

$1,995

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.