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Open Removal Of A Heart Balloon Pump

West 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?

$724

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $912.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,413
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $724

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
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 49th of 50

$724

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.