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Removal Of A Heart Vent Tube After Life Support

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 33989

Removal, through an incision in the chest, of a vent tube that had been placed into the left side of the heart to relieve pressure there while an external machine took over the work of the heart and lungs. The point where the tube entered the heart is repaired and closed. It is a separate operation from the one that placed the tube.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Heart Vent Tube After Life Support cost?

$589

Typical physician fee. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $4,467.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $13,804Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $550

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
$831.76
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,445.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

New Jersey· 46th of 51

$589

CA $7,413KY $537

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.