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Repositioning An Aortic Heart Assist Device

California rates for HCPCS 0461T

Surgery to move an implanted aortic counterpulsation heart assist system back into the position it should sit in. The site is opened, the implanted part is freed, repositioned and secured, and the wound is closed; the system itself remains in the body.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repositioning An Aortic Heart Assist Device cost?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $11,749.

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 $10,965 · 10th to 90th $6,026 to $20,893Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $871 to $871
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,965professional $871

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96

Where California sits

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.

California· 3rd of 25

$6,166

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.