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Placing Tubes For A Heart-Lung Support Machine

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 36822

Surgical placement of the large tubes that connect a patient to a machine which takes over the work of the heart and lungs, circulating blood outside the body and adding oxygen to it. One tube is placed into an artery and another into a vein.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th–90th $2,754$15,8490%10%20%10th90th$7,413Professionalmedian $977 · 10th–90th $525$3,6310%10%20%10th90th$977$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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11