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Open Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump

South Dakota 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?

$1,202

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,349.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,413
$1K$2Kfacility $1,230professional $1,202

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
$691.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 46th of 50

$1,202

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.