Implanting Part Of An Aortic Heart Assist System

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0453T

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 July 2026.

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

$8,710

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 14 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$389	$324 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$9,120	$6,310 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $17,783Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,585

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,890.45 Median $9,772.37 Typical High $17,782.79	Facility	Global	$3,890.45	$9,772.37	$17,782.79
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $630.96 Median $2,290.87 Typical High $7,413.10	Facility	Global	$630.96	$2,290.87	$7,413.10
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $30.90 Median $30.90 Typical High $50.12	Professional	Global	$30.90	$30.90	$50.12

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 776.2 times more in Iowa than in Idaho. 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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IA $23,442ID $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.