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Placement Of A Heart Vent During Life Support

California rates for HCPCS 33988

Places a small drainage tube into the left side of the heart through an incision in the chest, in a patient being supported by an external heart-lung machine. The tube lets blood drain out of the left side of the heart so that chamber does not become overfilled and stretched while the machine is doing the work of circulating blood. It is done in an operating room or intensive care setting as part of the support system, not as a repair of the heart itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th–90th $3,631$17,7830%10%10th90th$9,772Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th–90th $676$3,8020%10%10th90th$1,023$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,137.96