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Open Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump

New York 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $7,762.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,023
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $4,898

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
$870.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where New York 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.

New York· 16th of 50

$4,898

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.