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Valve Leaflet Repair With Artificial Cords

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0543T

Repairs a leaking mitral valve, the valve between the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart, by attaching artificial cords to the valve leaflets so they close tightly again. Tightening the cords stops blood from washing backwards into the upper chamber with each heartbeat.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Valve Leaflet Repair With Artificial Cords cost?

$6,761

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,761 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,761$4,169 to $6,761
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,862 to $33,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $251,189Professionalmedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $7,762
$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $4,266professional $6,761

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$33,884.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in Arkansas. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$6,761

CA $6,918AR $1,202

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.