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Open Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump

Virginia 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?

$5,888

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $10,965.

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 $5,888 · 10th to 90th $832 to $14,454Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $891

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
$794.33
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$16,218.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
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 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.

Virginia· 15th of 50

$5,888

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.