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Open Groin Placement Of A Heart Balloon Pump

Virginia 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $5,888.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $398 to $8,318Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $295 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $437

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 23rd of 49

$3,236

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.