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Temporary Heart Pump Placed Through Blood Vessels

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33991

Places a temporary mechanical pump to support a failing left pumping chamber of the heart, threaded in through blood vessels rather than by opening the chest. Working under X-ray guidance, the doctor positions the pump so it moves blood forward while the heart recovers or while longer-term treatment is arranged.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Temporary Heart Pump Placed Through Blood Vessels cost?

$813

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $2,138.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,762Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $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
$549.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 26th of 51

$813

CA $10,233WV $550

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.