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Implanting Part Of An Aortic Heart Assist System

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0452T

One component of an implanted system that helps a weakened heart pump is placed or replaced. The system works by squeezing the aorta, the main artery leaving the heart, in time between heartbeats, and it is made of separate parts that can be implanted or exchanged individually. Only one of those parts is handled in this service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implanting Part Of An Aortic Heart Assist System cost?

$4,898

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,898 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 from a hospital or other facility.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,898$4,786 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$1,905 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $13,183Professionalmedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $4,898
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $4,898

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,489.63
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74,131.02
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$74,131.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2344.2 times more in Kentucky 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.

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KY $70,795SC $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.