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Removal Of Heart Balloon Pump From The Aorta

Maine 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 Once the pump is no longer needed, it is withdrawn and the opening in the artery is closed and repaired, sometimes with a patch of graft material.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 July 2026.

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

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,413.

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

Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,698
$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $1,288

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maine $1,288 · 31st of 51
CA $6,026WV $1,000

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.