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Open Chest Surgery With Heart Massage By Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 32160

Opens the chest urgently so the heart can be squeezed directly by hand to keep blood moving when it has stopped beating effectively. It is a last-resort measure during cardiac arrest, when compressions on the outside of the chest are not enough.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Chest Surgery With Heart Massage By Hand cost?

$1,514

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $3,715.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $933 to $9,772
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,514

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Delaware than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,514 · 41st of 50
DE $29,512ND $794

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.