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Placing Tubes For A Heart-Lung Support Machine

Ohio 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 October 2026.

How much does Placing Tubes For A Heart-Lung Support Machine cost?

$813

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,738.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,738Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,047
$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $1,047

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 141.3 times more in California than in South Carolina. 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.

Ohio· 19th of 27

$813

CA $4,266SC $30.20

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.