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Removal Of Heart Balloon Pump From The Aorta

Iowa rates for HCPCS 33974

Surgery to take out a balloon pump that was placed directly into the large artery leaving the heart to support the circulation. Once the pump is no longer needed, it is withdrawn and the opening in the artery is closed and repaired, sometimes with a patch of graft material.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Heart Balloon Pump From The Aorta cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$1,380 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,380 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,754
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $1,905

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$1,950

AK $3,548TX $759

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.