Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PR ECMO/ECLS INITIATION VENO-VENOUS
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $435 is 85% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 17% of the 1,479 hospitals reporting CPT 33946. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 29 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Healthpartners managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $248 | $248 | — | — | — | $248 – $248 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $275 | $275 | — | — | — | $275 – $275 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $275 | $275 | — | — | — | $275 – $275 |
| 4 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $275 | $275 | — | — | — | $275 – $275 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $275 | $275 | — | — | — | $275 – $275 |
| 6 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $275 | $275 | — | — | — | $275 – $275 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $275 | $275 | — | — | — | $275 – $275 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $275 | $275 | — | — | — | $275 – $275 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $281 | $281 | — | — | — | $281 – $281 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $281 | $281 | — | — | — | $281 – $281 |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $282 | $282 | $1 | 0% | — | $281 – $284 |
| 12 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $284 | $284 | — | — | — | $284 – $284 |
| 13 | Anthem managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $309 | $309 | — | — | — | $309 – $309 |
| 14 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $341 | $341 | — | — | — | $341 – $341 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $300 | $380 | $185 | 49% | — | $264 – $792 |
| 16 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $369 | $405 | $58 | 14% | — | $369 – $497 |
| 17 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $435 | $435 | — | — | — | $435 – $435 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $458 | $458 | — | — | — | $458 – $458 |
| 19 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $458 | $458 | — | — | — | $458 – $458 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $471 | $471 | — | — | — | $471 – $471 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $479 | $479 | — | — | — | $479 – $479 |
| 22 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $497 | $497 | — | — | — | $497 – $497 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $500 | $500 | — | — | — | $500 – $500 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $604 | $604 | — | — | — | $604 – $604 |
| 25 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $604 | $604 | — | — | — | $604 – $604 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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