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Implanting An Aortic Counterpulsation Heart System

California rates for HCPCS 0451T

A complete implanted system is placed to help a weakened heart pump. The pumping component is delivered along a blood vessel and sits inside the aorta, the main artery leaving the heart, where it expands between heartbeats to drive blood onward and collapses as the heart empties, so the heart meets less resistance and its own blood supply improves. Every part is placed in this operation, including the connection that passes out through the skin to an external control unit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implanting An Aortic Counterpulsation Heart System cost?

$10,471

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,471 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,079 to $13,804.

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 $10,471 · 10th to 90th $6,166 to $17,783Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,467
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $10,471professional $4,467

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where California sits

The same service costs 1862.1 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $10,471 · 3rd of 36
KY $56,234SC $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.