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Open Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump

California rates for HCPCS 33971

Takes out a balloon pump that was placed in the main artery of the chest to help a failing heart, and repairs the groin artery it was inserted through. The groin is opened surgically so the artery can be stitched closed, sometimes with a patch or a short length of graft. It is done once the heart no longer needs the extra support.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump cost?

$10,471

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,471 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,918 to $14,125.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $17,783Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,549
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $10,471professional $759

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
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Maine 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.

California· 3rd of 50

$10,471

ME $13,804ND $692

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.