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Removing An Aortic Counterpulsation Heart System

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 0455T

An implanted system that assists a weakened heart — a device sitting inside the aorta and working in time with each heartbeat — is taken out. The component inside the artery is withdrawn along the blood vessel it was placed through, and the parts under the skin and the connection passing out through the skin come out with it. It is done when the heart has recovered enough, when the system has failed or become infected, or when the patient is moving on to another treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing An Aortic Counterpulsation Heart System cost?

$8,128

Typical physician fee. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $17,783.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $20,893Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $59 to $8,710
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $8,128professional $5,012

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
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 1862.1 times more in Kentucky 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.

Wisconsin· 5th of 36

$8,128

KY $56,234ID $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.